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Do Buddhists have to hold Buddhist weddings?

There is no clear basis for Buddhist wedding in the Buddhist Sanzang. Therefore, Buddhism does not emphasize the importance of Buddhist weddings, and all open marriages will be recognized by Buddhism. Adultery is forbidden in Buddhism, which is called fornication in Buddhism and is a criminal act.

As for the Buddhist wedding, it is necessary to establish a Buddhist family. At least, the Buddhist wedding has proved that both men and women are disciples of Sambo. Since they are married, the family they form must be a Buddhist family. The so-called Buddhism refers to a family that believes in the Three Treasures and practices Buddhism. At least a family that practices the Five Commandments and Ten Kindnesses, a family that is harmonious and friendly.

Therefore, all true Buddhists should hold Buddhist weddings and encourage their relatives and friends to hold Buddhist weddings.

Because there is no clear basis for Buddhist weddings in Buddhist scriptures, there is no unified regulation on wedding ceremonies so far. But the main ceremony should be to convert to the three treasures and swear mutual respect and love, get married under the light of the three treasures, help each other with love, and encourage each other with love.

According to the precepts of monks, monks are not allowed to be marriage references. But it did not say that family members could not be witnesses, nor did it say that family members could be witnesses. From the perspective of liberation, monks had better not be witnesses. From the point of view of Bodhisattva Taoism, for the sake of Buddhist society, becoming a monk as a witness of marriage can also be regarded as the convenience of receiving quotations.

-Excerpt from the feast of masters

In Buddhist weddings, men and women register for marriage under national laws, and then go to Buddhist temples to ask the master to be a witness, so as to convert to the three treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Monks and receive the five precepts. Both men and women swear to keep the "no prostitution circle" and respect each other for life. With the blessing of parents, teachers, relatives and friends, they became legal couples, helping each other with love and taking monasticism as their career.

In a word, Buddhist wedding is a convenient way to spread Buddhism in the world. The spirit of Bodhisattva Taoism in human Buddhism is Buddhism after China's entry into WTO, which is closely related to the cause of all beings in modern society, and is not a Buddhism that lives in seclusion in the mountains and is liberated by individuals. Buddhism is in the world and inseparable from the world. The origin of the world, the origin of all sentient beings, the origin of monasticism, and the karma of buddhas, bodhisattvas and monks in the world is to try our best to publicize all good laws in the world, attract all sentient beings to enjoy their sufferings and tend to be free! Buddhists and bodhisattvas in the world are striving for the solemnity and purification of the world in the process of promoting Buddhism and life.