The Wedding Ceremony at the pagoda

On Sep. 15th, 2019 (on Aug. 17th, the year of the Pig), Hoang Phap Pagoda organized a ceremony of wedding for the couple of groom and bride: Ngo Xuan Trong (Dharma name: Tinh Trong) and Ngo Thi Xinh (Dharma name: An Phu).

Under the witness of the Triple Jewel and the relatives, the groom and bride performed traditional rites such as prostrating Three Jewels and parents, giving wedding rings for each other and vowing whole life to live up to follow the moral principles that Buddha taught.

Senior Ven. Thich Chan Tinh, Abbot of Hoang Phap Pagoda, on behalf of witnessed Monks had teachings on the principles of husband and wife. The key to a happy family is harmony. "Harmony" is the root of happiness. The husband and wife getting along  will be a warm and happy couple, the parents getting along with the children will maintain family morality, the education for the next generations will be easier.

In addition, Senior Ven. reminded the young couple to prepare carefully the necessary things for the future. It is the returning to rely on the Three Jewels, keeping on five precepts. Each member in the family needs to study Buddha Dharma, live a good life, and believe in the law of cause and effect. The five precepts are the basic ethics of being human. The keeper of the five precepts will have peace for this life and the next one.

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