2560th Birth day celebration of Lord Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal
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| Buddhist Monks in Lumbini (Photo by onlinekhabar.com) |
Today, 21st may full moon, is a very special day in the Buddhist
calendar. Buddha Jayanti Festival (Birth day of Lord Buddha) It is Saga Dawa Düchen, the 'Festival of Vaishakha' — one of the
four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs on the full
moon (the 15th day) of the fourth Tibetan lunar month, which is called Saga Dawa
in Tibetan. It celebrates Buddha
Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and parinirvana. At the age of thirty-five
Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodhgaya. This day also marks the anniversary
of his parinirvana at Kushinagara. On this day the effects of positive or
negative actions are multiplied ten million times.
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| Monks Parade on Lumbini. (Photo credited onlinekhabar.com) |
On the occasion of Buddha
Jayanti, In Lumbin Nepal, A mass celebration by Nepalese Government, grand
parade and ceremony by Buddhist Lamas and more than 5000 people were attended
for the celebration. They visit the birth place of Lord Buddha, Mayadevi Temple (Buddha Morhter Palace now became Temple), the Holy Pond and
various countries pavilions.
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| Mayadevi Temple Lumbini. onlinekhabar.com |
In Tibet, same day they
celebrate as Saga Dawa festival in the lap of Mount Kailash on West North ridge base camp Tarboche or Yamadwar. A large Buddhist devotes and Tibetan
communities attended for this festival. It is the largest Buddhist Festival in WestTibet Kailash Mansarovar Area.
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| holy butter lamp |
On the occasion of Buddha birth
day, Every Monasteries they do
special celebration by Buddhist Lama
and Monks. Local Nepalese Buddhist People
will attend there and fire the holy butter lamps around the monasteries area
and pray for peace in the world.
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