A Correspondent :
Members of the Buddhist community celebrated their most sacred festival Buddha Purnima in the city as elsewhere in the district on Sunday with solemn devotion and enthusiasm.
Reverentially, the most important day for the followers of Buddhism commemorates three important events;- Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment or ‘Nirvana’ in Bodh Gaya and ‘Parinirvana’ in Kushinagara of India .
As the name itself suggests, Buddha Purnima is observed on a bright full moon in the Vaisakha month, a time especially suited for introspection, charity and puja. The day was a thrice blessed day. Gautam Buddha “lived and died in about the fifth century before the Christian era”. Buddha means “enlightened one” – someone who is completely free from all faults and mental obstructions.
On this occasion, the monasteries were decorated with colorful Buddhist flags, held morning prayer, the monks brought out colorful peace procession on the streets and worship with large offerings, blood donation and religious discussions were the highlights of the day .
The day’s programs herald with hoisting of the national and religious flags atop of all monasteries in the dawn and chanting of the sacred verses from the Tripitaka.
In the city, the colorful peace procession under the auspices of Bangladesh Buddhists Association, was brought out from city’s Nandankanan Buddhist temple. In the city, main religious congregations was held at Nandankanon Buddhist temple, Kata-lganj Nabapandit Vihar, Purnachar International Buddhists Monastery at Devpahar, Mughaltooli Shakkyamuni Shoswan Vihar at Agrabad and Sarbajanin Bouddha Vihar at Momin Road.
To mark the day, local dailies published special articles highlighting importance of the day while Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Televi-sion, Chittagong centers aired distinctive programs. Besides, a good number of periodicals of the community like Amitabh, Sombodhi, Krishti, Bodhibarta and Arya published special supplements.
Members of the Buddhist community celebrated their most sacred festival Buddha Purnima in the city as elsewhere in the district on Sunday with solemn devotion and enthusiasm.
Reverentially, the most important day for the followers of Buddhism commemorates three important events;- Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment or ‘Nirvana’ in Bodh Gaya and ‘Parinirvana’ in Kushinagara of India .
As the name itself suggests, Buddha Purnima is observed on a bright full moon in the Vaisakha month, a time especially suited for introspection, charity and puja. The day was a thrice blessed day. Gautam Buddha “lived and died in about the fifth century before the Christian era”. Buddha means “enlightened one” – someone who is completely free from all faults and mental obstructions.
On this occasion, the monasteries were decorated with colorful Buddhist flags, held morning prayer, the monks brought out colorful peace procession on the streets and worship with large offerings, blood donation and religious discussions were the highlights of the day .
The day’s programs herald with hoisting of the national and religious flags atop of all monasteries in the dawn and chanting of the sacred verses from the Tripitaka.
In the city, the colorful peace procession under the auspices of Bangladesh Buddhists Association, was brought out from city’s Nandankanan Buddhist temple. In the city, main religious congregations was held at Nandankanon Buddhist temple, Kata-lganj Nabapandit Vihar, Purnachar International Buddhists Monastery at Devpahar, Mughaltooli Shakkyamuni Shoswan Vihar at Agrabad and Sarbajanin Bouddha Vihar at Momin Road.
To mark the day, local dailies published special articles highlighting importance of the day while Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Televi-sion, Chittagong centers aired distinctive programs. Besides, a good number of periodicals of the community like Amitabh, Sombodhi, Krishti, Bodhibarta and Arya published special supplements.
