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Buddha Purnima:Tomorrow i.e. 05 May 2023 is the full moon date of Vaishakh month. Vaishakh Purnima has special significance in Sanatan Dharma.According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Buddha Purnima is celebrated every year on the full moon date of the month of Vaishakh. According to the Hindu calendar, Lord Gautam Buddha was born on this full moon date.Every year on the date of Vaishakh Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha and Nirvana Day are celebrated with great pomp.On the day of Buddha Purnima, followers of Buddhism from all over the world come to Bodh Gaya and worship the Bodhi tree.Lord Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment on this day under the Bodhi tree.There are many coincidences happening on Buddha Purnima this year.Buddha Jayanti will be celebrated on the date of Vaishakh Purnima on May 05, as well as the first lunar eclipse of the year will also take place on this day.Based on astrological calculations, after 130 years, a lunar eclipse is going to happen on the day of Buddha Purnima.
Buddha Purnima 2023 Do’s and Don’ts:
1.Get up before sunrise and clean the house.
2.Keep fast for the whole day and offer flowers, incense, lamp, grains, jaggery to the moon at night.
3.Go to the temple and light a lamp in front of the idol of Lord Vishnu and worship him duly.
4.If possible on this day, do take a bath in the Ganges.
5.This day is considered very auspicious for charity.
Vaishakh Purnima Puja Method:
Vaishakh Purnima Tithi is considered very fruitful.Worship and bath have special importance on this date. Satyavinayak’s fast is also kept on Vaishakh Purnima, which pleases Dharmaraj.On this day fasting should be donated along with pitchers filled with water to any needy person.Gold donation is also considered very important on this day.The fasting person should wake up early in the morning on the day of full moon, retire from bath and be clean.After that one should worship Lord Vishnu by taking the vow of fasting.At night, the full moon should be worshiped with lamp, incense, flowers, grains, jaggery etc.and water should be offered.
The festival of Buddha Purnima is celebrated with pomp not only in India but also abroad.
