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Buddhism Slide
Buddhism Slide
Vesak: Buddhas birthday; one of the most important; first full moon in May. Hold festivals to
celebrate
Asalha Puja or Dhamma day: (usually in July) Full moon of the 8th lunar month; celebrating Buddha
s first sermon, often called setting into motion the wheel of dharma; Hold festivals to celebrate.
The Ploughing Festival: In May, when the moon is half-full, two white oxen pull a gold painted
plough, followed by four girls dressed in white who scatter rice seeds from gold and silver baskets.
This is to celebrate the Buddha's first moment of enlightenment, which is said to have happened
when the Buddha was seven years old, when he had gone with his father to watched the ploughing.
Buddhist Monasteries
Believe in a type of rebirth where the spirit seeks and finds a new body
before being born.
After he left his family to find his own peace he discovered and founded buddhism,
since he founded buddhism he had to break away from his old beliefs to teach his
new ones.
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