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This was to celebrate the Buddha's first moment of enlightenment. [3] The Elephant Festival: The Buddha used an example of a wild elephant which is harnessed to a tame one to be trained. He said that a person who is new to Buddhism should have a special relationship with an older Buddhist. This festival takes place on the third Saturday in ...
An Uposatha (Sanskrit: Upavasatha) day is a Buddhist day of observance, in existence since the Buddha's time (600 BCE), and still being kept today by Buddhist practitioners. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Buddha taught that the Uposatha day is for "the cleansing of the defiled mind," resulting in inner calm and joy. [ 3 ]
A Poya occurs every full moon. [1] [2] Uposatha is important to Buddhists all around the world, who have adopted the lunar calendar for their religious observances.Owing to the moon's fullness of size as well as its effulgence, the full moon day is treated as the most auspicious of the four lunar phases occurring once every lunar month (29.5 days) and thus marked by a holiday.
In Buddhism, the Eight Precepts (Sanskrit: aṣṭāṇga-śīla or aṣṭā-sīla, Pali: aṭṭhaṅga-sīla or aṭṭha-sīla) is a list of moral precepts that are observed by Nuns, or Upāsakas and Upasikās (lay Buddhists) on Uposatha (observance days) and special occasions.
Services and traditions vary amongst Buddhist sects, but all such services commemorate the Buddha's achievement of Nirvana, and what this means for Buddhism today. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Individuals may choose to commemorate the event through additional meditation, [ 8 ] study of the Dharma, [ 8 ] chanting of Buddhist texts (sutras), or performing kind ...
Printable version; In other projects ... This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ... Pages in category "Buddhist holidays" The following 54 ...
March Holidays and Observances. Hearst Owned. March 1. World Candle Day. World Compliment Day. World Music Therapy Day. World Seagrass Day. National Peanut Butter Lover's Day. Saint David's Day.
The Vassa tradition predates the time of Gautama Buddha. [1] It was a long-standing custom for mendicant ascetics in India not to travel during the rainy season as they may unintentionally harm crops, insects or even themselves during their travels. [4] [non-primary source needed] Many Buddhist ascetics live in regions which lack a rainy season ...