Significane
This day is all about bringing happiness and joy to the unfortunate like the aged, handicapped etc. Buddhists tend to distribute gifts in cash and kind to various charitable homes throughout the country.
Vesākha is also a time for great joy and happiness, devotees involve themselves in useful activities such as decorating and illuminating temples, painting and creating exquisite scenes from
the life of the Buddha for public distribution.
About
Buddha Purnima unofficially called ‘
Buddha’s Birthday’ celebrates the birth, enlightenment (nirvana), and death (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha. He was a spiritual teacher on whose teachings Buddhism was found. As Buddhism spread from India it was incorporated into
many foreign cultures, and consequently Vesākha is celebrated in many different ways all over the world. Buddha Purnima is also known as Buddha Jayanti, Vesak and Vaishaka. This year Buddha Purnima will be celebrated on 10th May.
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