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Couple wed in first same-sex Buddhist service in Taiwan
Couple wed in first same-sex Buddhist service in Taiwan
Blessed by the Buddhist Master Shih Chao-hwei (釋昭慧 ), Yu Ya-ting (游雅婷 ) and Huang Mei-yu (黃美瑜 ) became the nation’s first lesbian couple to be married in a Buddhist ceremony yesterday.
“Do you, Ya-ting, take Mei-yu to be your companion for life, to have and to hold, in sickness and in heath, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself solely unto her for as long as you both shall live?” Shih asked to Yu in front of more than 100 guests attending the wedding and a statue of a sitting Buddha, after reciting Buddhist chants and a teaching on the meaning of marriage.
“I do,” Yu answered.
Shih then turned to Huang and asked the question, to which Huang also answered “yes.”
“You may exchange Buddhist beads now,” Shih said.
“Congratulations to both of you,” Shih said. “I am certain you will lead a life of happiness together, especially after you have overcome so much difficulty and societal discrimination. You have blessings not only from the Buddha, but also from those whom you may or may not know who are in attendance.”
more: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/08/12/2003540070
Blessed by the Buddhist Master Shih Chao-hwei (釋昭慧 ), Yu Ya-ting (游雅婷 ) and Huang Mei-yu (黃美瑜 ) became the nation’s first lesbian couple to be married in a Buddhist ceremony yesterday.
“Do you, Ya-ting, take Mei-yu to be your companion for life, to have and to hold, in sickness and in heath, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself solely unto her for as long as you both shall live?” Shih asked to Yu in front of more than 100 guests attending the wedding and a statue of a sitting Buddha, after reciting Buddhist chants and a teaching on the meaning of marriage.
“I do,” Yu answered.
Shih then turned to Huang and asked the question, to which Huang also answered “yes.”
“You may exchange Buddhist beads now,” Shih said.
“Congratulations to both of you,” Shih said. “I am certain you will lead a life of happiness together, especially after you have overcome so much difficulty and societal discrimination. You have blessings not only from the Buddha, but also from those whom you may or may not know who are in attendance.”
more: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2012/08/12/2003540070
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