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Buddhist Weddings
What is Buddhism ?
Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to Insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom.
The basic tenets of Buddhist teaching are straightforward and practical;
- nothing is fixed or permanent;
- actions have consequences;
- change is possible.
Therefore Buddhism addresses itself to all people irrespective of race, nationality, or gender.
It teaches practical methods, such as meditation, which enable people to realise and utilise its teachings in order to transform their experience, to be fully responsible for their lives and to develop the qualities of Wisdom and Compassion. There are around 350 million Buddhists and a growing number of them are Westerners.
A Buddhist view on Marriage
The Buddhist views on marriage are very liberal. In Buddhism, marriage is considered as personal and individual concern, and not as a religious duty. Buddhism does not compel a person to be married and equally, It does not force somebody to remain as a bachelor. It is not laid down anywhere that Buddhists must produce children or regulate the number of children that they produce. Buddhism allows each individual the freedom to decide for himself all the issues relating to marriage.
What happens at a Buddhist Wedding ?
There is no set wedding service in the Buddhist faith, as the Buddha the founder of the religion did not consider marriage to be a sacred ceremony. Instead, marriage is considered a social rather than religious occasion.
A Buddhist marriage ceremony is secular in nature and takes place in a register office or one of the few Buddhist temples licensed as a legal marriage venue.
As there is no set format, the wedding is usually influenced by the customs of the country in which it is taking place. Some couples choose to have a Buddhist blessing in a temple after their civil ceremony.
If the ceremony is at the temple the blessing will take place in the shrine room of the Buddhist temple. The ceremony lasts about half an hour, during which time ordained monks chant from Buddhist sacred texts in the Pali language. The style of chanting has been handed down since the time of the Buddha. The guests and wedding couple listen and observe, but do not participate. For this reason there are no service sheets.
What should I wear to a Buddhist wedding ?
The bride, groom and guests are free to wear whatever they like, as long as it is not too revealing. The bride usually wears a dress and the groom a suit.
Guests should be aware that they must behave respectfully towards the Buddhist monks in the temple and should remove their shoes before entering the shrine room.
Are there any legal requirements for a Buddhist Marriage?
A couple can be married in the eyes of the law by having a Buddhist ceremony as long as the person who conducts their ceremony is registered to conduct weddings. If this is not the case, a civil ceremony will also have to be held.
The legal requirements to be fulfilled are those that apply to civil marriages. However, if the building in which the couple wish to marry is in a different registration district to where they live, the superintendent registrar needs proof that the building is the couples normal place of worship. If this is not possible, the couple are required to give notice in the registration district in which the building is situated after having met the necessary residency requirement.
If there is no building in the couples registration district, they will be permitted to marry in a building in the nearest registration district that has one.
A superintendent registrar may also need to attend the ceremony. If the building in which the couple intend to marry is not registered for the solemnisation of marriages, a civil ceremony must be arranged beforehand to comply with the requirements of the law.
I am a guest at a Buddist Wedding is there anything I should know ?
- Confetti is not thrown as it has no place in Buddhist culture.
- There is no organist or choir, other than the monks themselves.
- Photographs and videotapes of the ceremony are allowed.
- After the blessing, the couple and guests would usually go to a reception.
- As there are no hard-and-fast marriage traditions in the Buddhist faith, what happens next is entirely up to the couple!
- Buddhists can marry anyone from any religion and their union should be a harmonious blend of the differing strengths and abilities of the man and woman.
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