Prince Siddhartha Gautama, the person who would later become the Gautama Buddha and create Buddhism, was born on the holy festival of Buddha Purnima. The holy celebration is often referred to as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Day, or Buddha’s birthday. Celebrated in most of South, Southeast, and East Asia, including China, Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, and more, the day is primarily a Buddhist celebration. It is celebrated on the full moon day in April or May, which coincides with the Hindu month of Vaisakha. Buddhists participate in a variety of religious ceremonies and rituals in honor of the day, which they celebrate with tremendous devotion and enthusiasm. Learn about the festival’s history, significance, date, and other details inside.
Buddha Jayanti Date
Buddha Jayanti falls on Thursday, May 23, this year. The 2586th anniversary of Gautam Buddha’s birth falls this year.
Buddha Purnima Timings:
Purnima Tithi Begins: 6:47 pm on May 22, 2024
Purnima Tithi ends at 7:22 pm on May 23, 2024
History And Significance
Buddha’s exact birth and death dates are uncertain, but historians generally place his lifespan between 563 and 483 BC. At the age of 35, Gautam Buddha—who was born in Lumbini, Nepal—attained Nirvana. Buddha Purnima is a day set aside for contemplation of the three main tenets of Buddhism: enlightenment, serenity, and compassion. The festival falls on the same day as Vesak in several regions of South and Southeast Asia, which commemorates the enlightenment and Nirvana of the Buddha. The festival provides an opportunity to spread the word about harmony and peace.
In the meantime, three important occasions in Gautam Buddha’s life occurred on this day. They make the full moon noteworthy in Buddhism. Given that Lumbini Grove is the birthplace of Prince Siddhartha, the May full moon is particularly significant. Second, after six years of suffering, Prince Siddhartha Gautam became Gautama Buddha at Bodh Gaya, where he attained enlightenment beneath the Bodhi tree’s shadow. Thirdly, at the age of eighty, he died at Kusinara to Nibbana (Nirvana), which is the cessation of the cycle of reincarnation, following forty-five years of teaching the Truth.
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