Editing Sexual abstinence (section)

==Long-term abstinence as a lifestyle==
[[File:Young monks of Drepung.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Young [[Buddhist monk]]s in [[Tibet]]. Celibacy is required for some religious orders like [[Jainism]].]]
Lifelong (or at least long-term) [[abstinence]], often associated with philosophical or religious [[asceticism]], is distinguished from [[chastity]] before marriage. Abstinence is often viewed as an act of self-control over the natural desire to have sex. The display of the strength of character allows the abstainer to set an example for those not able to contain their "base urges".{{Citation needed|date=March 2022|reason='Based urges' as a phrase, is not cited.}} At other times, abstinence has been seen as a great social skill practiced by those who refuse to engage with the material and physical world. Some groups and teachers that propose sexual abstinence consider it an essential means to reach a particular intellectual or spiritual condition, or that chastity allows one to achieve a required self-control or self-consciousness.<ref>[https://ssrn.com/abstract=979394 SSRN-The Hermeneutics of Sexual Order by L. Khan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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