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Buddhist Festivals

Buddhist Festivals. Visakha Puja Day, Asalha Puja Day, Magha Puja Day. By: Rashana & Le-Anne. The Importance of Buddhist Festivals . Festivals vary from country to country, as they all have different Buddhist traditions.

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Buddhist Festivals

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  1. Buddhist Festivals Visakha Puja Day, Asalha Puja Day, Magha Puja Day By: Rashana & Le-Anne

  2. The Importance of Buddhist Festivals • Festivals vary from country to country, as they all have different Buddhist traditions. • These days are celebrated depending on the Buddhist calendar and the birthdays of Bodhisattvas. • Their festivals are based on the lunar calendar, which everyone follows except the Japanese. • Many of the festivals occur on full moons.

  3. Visakha Puja Day (Buddha Day) • Celebrated in May on the day of the full moon • Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and death • Honour the Buddha’s wisdom, purity, and compassion • People walk around the main hall three times as they recite the Three Refuges.

  4. Asalha Puja Day (Dhamma Day) • Celebrated in July on the day of the full moon. • Takes place in Deer Park near Benares city in India. • Honour the First Sermon made by Siddhartha Gautama • They offer food to the monks and nuns. • They observe the Five Precepts and practise meditation.

  5. Magha Puja Day (Sangha Day or Fourfold Assembly) • Takes place in March on the full moon day. • Marks the four auspicious occasions: • 1,250 Arhat monks, without any preparations, came to pay respect to the Buddha. • All the monks were ordained by the Buddha himself. • The Buddha gave the Arhats the principles of Buddhism • It was the full-moon day.

  6. Conclusion • Honour the Buddha’s life • Teach the philosophies to the new generations • Keep Buddhism alive

  7. Bibliography • "Buddhist Festivals and Special Days." BuddhaNet - Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://www.buddhanet.net/festival.htm>. • DhammakayaNewsNtwk. " YouTube - Magha Puja Day.avi ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bX6RIb60fE>. • "Magha Puja - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magha_Puja>. • O'Brien, Barbara. "Magha Puja Day -- The Buddhist Holiday of Magha Puja Day." Buddhism. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://buddhism.about.com/od/buddhistholidays/a/maghapuja.htm>. • "Visakha Puja." Access to Insight. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2011. <http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/lee/visakha.html>. • "Buddhist Festivals,Religious Festivals of Buddhists,Festivals in Buddhism." Buddhist Tourism,Travel Buddhist Sites,Buddhist Tourism in India, Japan, Tibet, China. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. <http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/buddhist-festivals/>. • DesRivieres, Dennis, and Don Quinlan. Exploring world religions: the Canadian perspective. Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, 2001. Print.

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  9. Magha Puja Day [Video] • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bX6RIb60fE

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