Buddhist Wedding Ceremony

On August 30th, 2018 (July 20th, Lunar Calendar), a young couple Nguyen Hong Cuong and Nguyen Le Hoang Phuong organized their weeding at Hoang Phap temple. They want to have a happy life after being couple by taking refuge with the Triple Gems and keep the Five Precepts.

With the witness of the Triple Gems (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) and the couple’s family, the Buddhist wedding activities with traditional rites were done by the pair as paying homage to the Triple Gems, kowtowing to express gratitude to parents’ merits, handing wedding rings and taking the marriage oath living together in the whole life following Buddha’s teachings.

Venerable Thich Chan Tinh, temple’s Abbot, on behalf of Hoang Phap Sangha, sent his advice on marriage ethics to the young couple. The key point for a happy marriage is harmony, the root of peace. Spouses in harmony bring about a happy family. Parents and kids in harmony can maintain morality and give an easy education training in the family’s next generations.

In addition, he also reminded young couple having proper preparation for future by taking refuge in Triratna and abiding five precepts for lay Buddhists. Each of family member should learn Dharma and apply to daily life, be virtuous men and believe in the Karma Rule. Five precepts are the basic rule of human morality. It produces for lay Buddhists are the basic morality for human beings, and conduct a happy life for not only the current existence but the future.

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