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The main festival of Buddhism

1, Maitreya Christmas

Maitreya's Christmas is on the first day of the first lunar month. Maitreya, Maitreya, and Maitreya, cishi. In India, Maitreya has always been regarded as the object of worship.

For example, the forty-fifth volume of Zeng Yi Agama and the seventh volume of the Fairy World Classic all regard Maitreya as the first Buddha in the future; There is also a matter of coming to Maitreya to become a Buddha in Volume 27 of Eight Views of Adamo. According to the Biography of Famous Monks, 480 years after the extinction of the Buddha, Hallinan Della Hansheng painted the Maitreya Buddha statue in the sky and went to the northeast of Youchang country to make Maitreya Buddha statue with cow head and sandalwood.

2. Dingguang Buddha's Birthday

On the sixth day of the first month, Dingguang was named Dipam! Carla, Barry has the same name. Transliteration: Tijinluo and Tijinluo. A Buddha who appeared in the past and was once remembered by the Buddha. He also made the Yuanbao Light Buddha, but the Light Buddha, the General Light Buddha, and the Light Buddha.

3. Sakyamuni Buddha becoming a monk day

The eighth day of the second lunar month (March 24th, 20th/kloc-0th/8th) is the day when Sakyamuni Buddha became a monk. Becoming a monk is the only way to become a Buddha, and all ten Buddhas show becoming a monk. Shi Zun was born in ancient India more than 3000 years ago. He appeared all his life, witnessed old age, died of illness, abandoned the throne, abandoned his wife, abandoned 60 thousand women in the harem, performed various wonderful geisha, and became a monk in the middle of the night. After six years of asceticism, he became the supreme.

4. Buddha's birthday festival

Also known as Buddha Bath Festival, Buddha Irrigation Club, Longhua Club and Huayan Club. Since ancient times, Buddhist temples have held a series of grand bathing ceremonies and celebrations on that day, praying for the Buddha to benefit the society and eliminate disasters, and inviting monks to open an altar to preach. Buddhists will review and learn from the Buddha's merciful teachings on this day.

Countries and regions celebrating Buddha's birthday include Chinese mainland, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan Province Province, Mongolia, Viet Nam, Hong Kong and Macau. Historically, due to the conversion of calendars in different places, according to different Buddhist scriptures and traditions spread to different regions, the Gregorian calendar dates may have a great gap.

5. Galand Bodhisattva Christmas

Galand Bodhisattva's Christmas Day is on the 13th day of the fifth lunar month. The abbreviation of Galand is translated as public garden, that is, the garden where monks live, that is, the floorboard of monasteries. Galand Bodhisattva refers to all the Bodhisattvas who protect Galand. This is not a ...