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Buddha Jayanti

Month: April

Gautam Buddha (Siddhartha) was the son of king Soddhodhan.A priest once said king Suddhodhan that his son would discard the wealth of the palace in search of enlightment.So Suddhodhan kept Siddhartha within the palace in fear of losing him.But Siddhartha began to think about the pains and the suffering of life.At last Sidhhartha left his wife,his son and the wealth of the the palace to get enlightment to become Buddha.

Buddha jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. It falls on the full moon of the fourth lunar month (month of Vaisakh) i.e. April or May.Buddha Jayanti is also known as Buddha Purnima. It is the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima (Buddha Birthday) is celebrated in remembrance Lord Buddha.. Lord Buddha is the founder of Buddhism.

According to the Buddhism, sorrow and desire are the main cause of all the evil and suffering of this world. Lord Buddha advocated the Eightfold Path consisting of precepts like right conduct, right motive, right speech, right effort, right resolve, right livelihood, right attention and right meditation to gain mastery over suffering. It is only after following this path one can reach the ultimate aim of Nirvana. Nirvana is the transcendental state of complete liberation.
Buddha travelled far and wide teaching hundreds of followers. Even after death his disciples continued to spread his teachings.

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