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								Buddha Purnima Date: Friday, 1 May 2026
								
			
			
			
							Buddha Purnima is birth and death date of Gautama Buddha which was called Siddhartha Gautama in childhood. He was a founder of Buddhism. In North India Buddha is considered as the 9th incarnation Lord Vishnu, but Bhagwan Buddha is never considered as an Vishnu avatar in South Indian belief.
Taiwan: Government set Buddha's birthday as the second Sunday of May.
Japan: Most Japanese temples, Buddha's birth is celebrated on 8th April.
				
				| Related Name | Buddha birthday | 
| Begins Tithi | Vaishakha Shukla Purnima | 
| Reason | Avtaran/Birth Anniversary of Gautama Buddha | 
| Celebrations | Fast, Bhajan/Kirtan, Bath in Ganga | 
				
				
				
					बुद्ध पूर्णिमा गौतम बुद्ध के जन्म और मृत्यु तिथि के रूप में मनाई जाती है, उनका बचपन का नाम सिद्धार्थ था।
				 
				
										
							When is Buddha Purnima?
														
							Monday, 12 May 2025
Purnima Tithi : 11 May 2025, 8:01PM - 12 May 2025, 10:25 PM
						 
									 
				
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							Futures Dates
							
							20 May 20278 May 2028
						 
											
							Frequency
							Yearly / Annual
						 
											
											
							Begins Tithi
							Vaishakha Shukla Purnima
						 
											
							Ends Tithi
							Vaishakha Shukla Purnima
						 
											
											
							Mantra
							Buddham Saranam Gachami !
						 
											
											
							Reason
							Avtaran/Birth Anniversary of Gautama Buddha
						 
											
							Celebrations
							Fast, Bhajan/Kirtan, Bath in Ganga
						 
											
							Imp Places
							Bodh Gaya, Lumbini, Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath
						 
											
							Past Dates
							12 May 2025, 23 May 2024, 5 May 2023, 16 May 2022, 26 May 2021
						 
									 
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