Buddha Purnima 2018
Updated: Apr 03, 2018 05:29 AM About | Dates
Upcoming Event: 30 April 2018
बुद्ध पूर्णिमा (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.
Information
Related Name
Buddha's birthday
Frequency
Yearly / Annual
Duration
1 Day
Begins (Tithi)
Vaishakha Shukla Purnima
Ends (Tithi)
Vaishakha Shukla Purnima
Months
April / May
Celebrations
Fast, Bhajan/Kirtan, Bath in Ganga
Imp Places
Bodh Gaya, Lumbini, Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath
Futures Dates
18 May 20197 May 202026 May 2021
Past Dates
10 May 2017, 21 May 2016
Latest Mandir
राजा-रानी मंदिर (Raja-Rani Temple) constructed with red and golden-yellow sand stones which is locally known as Raja Rani therefore named as Rajarani temple.
- Shri Ananta Basudev Temple
श्री अनंत वासुदेव मंदिर (Shri Ananta Basudev Temple) is architecturally replica of the Jagannath Dham 200 feet far from Lingaraj Temple built on the east side of Bindu Sagar.
- Shri Rameswara Temple
श्री रामेश्वर मंदिर (Shri Rameswara Temple) is the group of six temples with the name of all Shri Dashrath sons and both Shri Ram sons.