Buddha Purnima: Remembering His Teachings and Life
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Buddha Purnima: Remembering His Teachings and Life Buddha Purnima: Remembering His Teachings and Life Buddhist Purnima, also known as Vesak as well as Buddha Day, is an annual celebration that is observed by a multitude of Buddhists around the world and celebrates Siddhartha Gautama, also called Lord Buddha. This day is a time to celebrate his life, his teachings and enlightenment, and commemorate the significance of this day - born, enlightened and then passed away with great reverence and dedication. In this blog, we will look at his remarkable life journey to awakening and his teachings, their significance for Buddhism in the present and their significance on Buddha Purnima Day itself! Siddhartha Gautama's Life Story Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism was born in the the 5th century BCE at Lumbini in present-day Nepal for King Suddhodana of the Shakya clan and queen Maha Maya who dreamt of an elephant with six tusks coming to her side prior to Siddhartha being created a...