Lord Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama on the Purnima Tithi (full moon day) in 563 BC in Lumbini. In Hinduism, Buddha is considered the ninth avatar of Lord Vishnu. The birth anniversary of Lord Buddha is celebrated as Buddha Purnima. This year, today is the auspicious 2566th birth anniversary of the Lord Buddha. Buddha Purnima is celebrated with full fervor across the globe.
Buddha Purnima is also widely known as the Buddha Jayanti. The day commemorates the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautam who later became Gautam Buddha, the founder of "Buddhism".
The Four Noble Truth
1) Mental suffering
2) Cause of suffering
3) Extinction of suffering
4) Path of Extinction of suffering
The Eightfold of Noble Path
1) Right View
2) Right Motivation
3) Right Speech
4) Right Action
5) Right Occupation
6) Right Effort
7) Right Mindfulness
8) Right Concentration
Here's taking a look at the four main places that are associated with the life of Gautam Buddha. Thousands of devotees from across the world visit these Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
1) Lumbini: Lumbini, Nepal is the birthplace of Gautam Buddha.
2) Bodh Gaya: Bodh Gaya is in Bihar. It is where he is believed to have attained enlightenment under the Mahabodhi tree.
3) Sarnath: Gautam Buddha delivered his first speech in Sarnath.
4) Kushinagar: It is believed that Gautam Buddha attained Parinirvana.
Happy 2566th BuddhaJayanti "Om Mani padhme hum" ॐ मणिपद्मे हुँ।
Significance
According to the British Library blog, “Every full moon day is an auspicious day for Buddhists, but the most important of all is the day of the full moon in May because three major events in the life of the Gautama Buddha took place on this day. Firstly, the Buddha-to-be, Prince Siddhattha was born at Lumbini Grove on the full moon day in May. Secondly, after six years of hardship, he attained enlightenment under the shade of the Bodhi tree and became Gautama Buddha at Bodh Gaya also on the full moon day of May. Thirdly, after 45 years of teaching the Truth, when he was eighty, at Kusinara, he passed away to Nibbana, the cessation of all desire, on the full moon day of May.”
This day is commemorated by Buddhists and Hindus all over the world and is a major festival in countries like Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, China, Tibet, Bhutan, Burma, Thailand, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia. However, every country celebrates the festival differently.
