Jammu, April 30 -- Buddha Purnima is celebrated by more than 50 carore followers of bodh dharma. This festival is celebrated in Nepal, Singapore, Vetnam, Thiland, Combodia, Malaysia, Srilanka, manaynmar, Indonesia and India
Buddha Purnima festival is celebrated every year in the Hindi month of Vaishakha to commemorate the birth anniversary, Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana (death anniversary) of the Gautama Buddha. The birth name of the Gautama Buddha was Siddhartha Gautama who later became a great Buddha and called as Gautama Buddha. He became a great spiritual teacher and founded Buddhism. Although, the real date of his birth and death is unknown however, it is estimated by many historians between 563-483 BC. He was born in the Lumbini,...