Fwd : Buddha Purnima Day is on 20 May 2008

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---- Original Message ----Admin - ChathuraGiri<ChathuraGiriUndisclosed RecipentsFriday, May 9, 2008 8:47:20 PMNewsLetter from ChathuraGiri.comDear

Devotee,This Year Buddha Purnima Day is on 20 May 2008,Buddha Purnima is

the most sacred festivals of Buddhist. Buddha Purnima is Buddha's

Birthday, celebrated in remembrance Lord Buddha. Lord Buddha is the

founder of Buddhism. This day 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. This day has three important events of Buddha's life * His birth in 623 BC. * His enlightment i.e. attainment of supreme wisdom, in 588 BC. * His attainment of Nirvana i.e. the complete extinction of his self at the age of 80.This

day is a thrice blessed day. Lord Buddha is considered the ninth avatar

(incarnation) of Vishnu (Preserver in the Hindu Holy Trinity of Creator

- Preserver-Destroyer). Gautam Buddha "lived and died in about the

fifth century before the Christian era". Buddha means "enlightened one"

- someone who is completely freefrom all faults and mental

obstructions. Siddhartha,

the only son of Shuddhodana, the King of Kapilavastu situated at the

foot of Himalayas, was prophesied by the royal astrologer to become

either a famous emperor or a world-renowned ascetic. The father,

anxious that his son should not take to the thorny path of a recluse,

took extraordinary precautions to avoid every situation which would

provoke such thoughts in his son's mind. Siddhartha grew of age without

ever knowing what misery or sorrow was . . . .To know the rest of the story visit our Spiritual Desk section of our Website.www.ChathuraGiri.comThanks & RegardsUma.

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