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Buddha Purnima Legends
The three most significant events in the life of Great Buddha occurred on the same day. His birth, enlightenment and death...
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Lumbini > Nepal
 

Buddhist Tradition
Buddhist ritual for celebrating the three-in-one occasion are naturally elaborate. The day falls in the Vaishaka month of the Indian calendar...
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Lhasa > China
 

Buddhism In India
Buddhism flourished during the reign of King Ashoka (274 - 232 B.C.)...
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Dharamshala > India
 

The Spread of Buddhism Outside of India
Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by a Theravada monk and, after a bloody war of conquest against the neighboring state of Kalinga, he recognized that such aggression violated the principles of Buddhism...
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Hong Kong > China
 

Significance and Celebrations of Buddha Purnima
It is the most important festival of the Buddhists, and is celebrated with great enthusiasm...
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Lumbini > Nepal
 

Buddha Purnima: The Observances
Vesak, commemorating the birth, Enlightenment and death of Buddha, is observed as a public holiday in many Southeast Asian countries...
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Bodhgaya > India
 

Buddha Purnima around the world
Buddha Purnima in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Tibet, China, Japan...
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Bodhgaya > India
 

Lord Buddha: Enlightenment and Nirvana
In the town of Bodhgaya in Northeast India, Siddhartha sat down beneath a tree to embark on an extended period of meditation...
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Bodhgaya > India
 

Lord Buddha: Birth and Renunciation
Buddha was a real historical character at the same time he was a mythical man of legend...
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Lumbini > Nepal
 

The Holy Day
The Holy Day for the Buddhists, and its significance...
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Hong Kong > China