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When is the eighth day of April in Sakyamuni Buddha?

The eighth day of April is the Christmas of Sakyamuni Buddha, also known as Buddha Bath Festival and Buddha Birthday Festival.

In 623 BC, the Buddha was born in North India. He was the prince of King Tumi, and his common name was Siddhartha Gautama. "Siddhartha" means "wisdom" Buddha was born, pointing to heaven and earth, stepping on lotus flowers, spitting water in Kowloon, bathing for him. Therefore, on the Buddha's birthday, Buddhist disciples often bathe the Buddha with fragrant soup and hold dharma ceremonies to celebrate the Buddha's Christmas auspicious day.

Documentary record

In Chang Agama, it is recorded that Sakyamuni Buddha was born on February 8, while in Prince Ruiying, it is said that Buddha was born on April 8, and in Buddhism Enlightenment, all ten Buddhas were born on April 8.

In China Buddhism, we adopted the theory of April 8th, and designated the eighth day of April as the Buddha's birthday. On this day, people will take a bath to commemorate the Buddha's birthday.