Sakyamuni Buddha 釋迦牟尼佛咒音mantra during Homa

The Buddha’s birthday is a time for celebration and reflection.

When is the birthday, really? Some Mahayana schools choose to commemorate on April 8, and some on lunar April 8. The sutras mention that it is on the day of the fullest moon in the peak of summer which in lunar calendar would be the 16th of the 5th month.

Many Buddhist traditions celebrate it by “bathing the Buddha” or circumambulating a pagoda such as Borobudur. It symbolizes the cleansing of karma.

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Sakyamuni is the Buddha in this world. Born as Prince Siddharta Gautama, he was lavished with luxury and pleasures in the palace until he discovered samsaric suffering of life, aging, illness, and death.

He escaped the palace to become an ascetic, surviving extreme hardship until he was enlightened and became the Buddha—the Awakened One.

He taught for 49 years so all beings can understand the underlying meaning of life and be liberated from the sufferings of endless rebirths.

In his past lives, the Buddha cultivated spiritually for 800 lifetimes, in which he completely sacrificed himself for the sake of others.

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