Buddhist Wedding Marriage Blessings Ceremony

Updated 10 May 2021

Buddhist Wedding Marriage Blessings Ceremony

Buddhism: (Lectures and Essays on Buddhism)

Buddhism: (Lectures and Essays on Buddhism) by Venerable Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero, Published by Samayawardena Colombo Sri Lanka. (1993) (ISBN 955-570-038-9).

https://quangduc.com/p52208a68742/buddhism-lectures-and-essays

Chapter 7 Family Life: (A talk given at Chiswick Vihara at an English Buddhist girl’s wedding)

https://quangduc.com/p52208a68822/family-life

A Wedding Blessings Ceremony was reported in “Marriage celebrated at London Buddhist Vihara, Newsround”, The Middle Way: Journal of The Buddhist Society [London], 61 (2) (August, 1986), pages 129-130.

The article states “We booked our wedding at [the] Registry Office. The following day we informed our teacher Venerable Dr Balangoda Ananda Maitreya. He…decided to give us blessings immediately. This was done in his room at the London Buddhist Vihara, with assistance from Venerable Ananda Murti and Venerable Ananda Mangala. Venerable Dr M. Vajiragnana [Chief Sanghanayaka of Great Britain and Head of the Vihara] arranged for us to have Blessings to celebrate our marriage at the London Buddhist Vihara on… The Spring Programme of the Vihara listed the event. We prepared a service with assistance from Venerable Vajiragnana and Russell Webb. The service was most enjoyable and successful. Exactly the right number of people attended; everyone had a seat and there were no spare chairs. Many of the people who attended had never been to a Buddhist Vihara before. all the comments we received have been favourable, most people saying how interesting they found the service. Venerable Vajiragnana and Venerable Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera both gave excellent talks on marriage and family life. Tape recordings were made of the service and many photographs were taken. These help us to reflect on the meaning of the occasion and our marriage.”

https://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/page/the-middle-way-2

 



 

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