Can Buddhists get married

Answer 1

Marriage is not as central an issue in Buddhism as it is in other religions such as Christianity.

In fact, the Buddha recommended to his followers that they have marriage ceremonies officiated by Hindu priests as he did not want to interfere with their livelihood and thus cause religious discord.

Accordingly, Buddhists generally are advised to adopt the local customs governing marriage in whatever society they are in (This was my personal experience in any case).

Definitely adultery is considered as one of the 10 non-virtues to be avoided, and is one of the 5 laypersons vows.

There is one reference from the Sigalovada Suttanta that may be relevant, which I accidentally came upon:

"In five ways should a wife as western quarter be ministered to by her husband - by respect, by courtesy, by faithfulness, by handing over authority to her, by providing her with adornment.

In five ways does the wife, ministered to by her husband as western quarter, love him: her duties are well performed, by hospitality to the kin of both, by faithfulness, by watching over the goods he brings, and by skill and industry in discharging all her business."

In Mahayana Buddhism, marriage does not stop one from attaining even the highest goals of Buddhism, Liberation from suffering and full Enlightenment. However it is seen as a more difficult path since there are many more distractions and obstacles to overcome, and the path can be therefore correspondingly longer in terms of lifetimes.

Therefore the ideal stressed in Buddhism is that of the monk who minimises attachments in order to concentrate on the spiritual path and relatively little focus is put on marriage in particular.

Answer 2

Me friend and me have strong views towards roman catholics because they always seem to have an egg and bacon sarnie in the midnight whilst layin on the balcony with the piczo homepage open for the buddhists to see when their friend Ron comments quietly on the picture of Hussian Bolt in spring.

In Buddhist marriage ceremonies, they tend to open the event with the cha cha slide and the race of egg and spoon. after tht they queue outside the canteen waiting for beef and parsnip stew. some of them like to balance pumps which were left on the rail way station. i myself look forward to reading the menu from wimpy during an assembly in book week dressed up as the local shopkeeper. This makes me feel like I'm in the mood for playing tanks with the archbishop of Canterbury.

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Answer 3

If a couple is not compatible they should move on, but they should work hard to be sure no one is harmed in the process.

Answer 4

F**k all mate they have to live with it forever

Answer 5

Buddhists have marriage ceremonies and traditions; to marry within the religion, the groom and bride as well as both individual's families will participate in the appropriate ceremonies.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Yes. Half of my family is Buddhist, and I have been to many Buddhist weddings. My grandparents are Buddhists and I have wedding pictures of them!

Answer 8

Yes course they can. They do it all the time, using their own ceremonies, of course.