Visakha Bucha Day
VISAKHA BUCHA Birth – Enlightenment- Passing away Visakha Bucha Day is one of the most important days in Buddhism because of three important incidents in the life of The Buddha on the same day, the Vesak full moon day. So each year, Buddhists throughout the world gather together to perform the worship to recollect the wisdom, purity and compassion of the Buddha. The three significant separate events are The Buddha's birth at Lumbini Park 1. The Buddha’s Birth :: The Buddha was a king by birth, in Sakya Kingdom, eighty years before the Buddhist Era, at Lumbini Park (in an area of Nothern India know today as Nepal), on Friday, the Vesak full moon day. He was named Siddhattha five days after his birth. The Buddha's first teaching to The Panjavakkiya (The Group of Five Monks) after he attained the enlightenment. 2. The Enlightenment of Buddha :: At the age of 35, he attained enlightenment while sitting under the Bodhi Uruvelas