Nice to meet you. My name is Watanabe Motojo from Shorenji Temple in Izu.
At Shorenji Temple, where I am the chief priest, a Buddhist wedding ceremony for the parishioners will be held at the main hall on March 30, 2013.
The groom's house is a parishioner's house, and his grandfather just passed away the other day.
Of course, I acted as the funeral mentor, and we shared our grief.
The old man served as the president of the temple for many years, and passed away when he was honored as the head minister in praise of his efforts to build the main hall.
And since my grandson is getting married this time, I initially heard that it was a church ceremony, but I said, “Please let me have a wedding in the main hall of a temple filled with a lot of grandpa's feelings!” I made a disrespectful request.
After considering it for a while, they chose the Buddhist wedding ceremony.
Of course, marriage alone is a glamorous and wonderful thing.
However, weddings in front of the Buddha give not only glamor, but also the preciousness of the Buddha and the kindness of a late grandfather.
The awarding of the rosary
Burn incense
Otsutome
Words of oath
Gassho prayer, etc.
The happiness of two people who love each other is natural in a sense.
However, I think the real thrill of a pre-Buddha wedding is to offer the Buddha a “arranged” marriage contract where others respect and serve each other.
If the chief priest's temple has this idea, I think it can be done anywhere.