Buddha Purnima 2022 Know Date, Day, Time and Significance
Buddha Purnima 2022: Every year Buddha Purnima is celebrated on the full moon day of the Baisakh month (April/May). This year, Buddha Purnima will be celebrated on May 16, 2022. Buddha Purnima on Monday, May 16, 2022
It is believed that Gautama Buddha obtained Enlightenment on this day. Buddha Purnima is also known as Buddha Jayanti, Vesak, Vaishaka and Buddha’s Birthday. This is believed to be the 2584th Birth Anniversary of Gautama Buddha. The Purnima Tithi will begin at 12:45 PM on May 15, 2022 and will end at 09:43 AM on May 16, 2022.
Buddha Purnima is celebrated as birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha, a spiritual teacher on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. Gautama Buddha’s birth name was Siddhartha Gautama. Buddha was born between 563-483 B.C in Lumbini, Nepal. He died at the age of 80 at Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
On Buddha Purnima, people across the globe offer prayers to Lord Buddha and seek knowledge and wisdom. Some people visit Buddhist temples and donate alms to the needy and poor people. Devotees also meditate, observe fast and read Holy Scripture of Buddhist religion on this day. You may also celebrate Buddha Purnima and share Lord Buddha teachings and quotes by sending Happy Buddha Purnima messages, wishes, quotes and images.
For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important pilgrimage site related to the life of Gautama Buddha. The other three important pilgrimage sites are Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath. It is believed that Gautama Buddha obtained Enlightenment at Bodhagaya and he first taught the Dharma at Sarnath.Buddhists believed that all three major things happened on this day in the life of Buddha, these are – his birth, his attaining enlightenment, and his death, Paranirvana.
Buddha Purnima 2022: Important Mantra
ॐ मणि पदमे हूम्
Note: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the construction of a unique centre for Buddhist Culture and Heritage within the Lumbini Monastic Zone during his official visit to Nepal’s Lumbini today (May 16, 2022) on the occasion of Vaishakha Buddha Purnima, informed the Ministry of Culture.