Bihar
Buddha Purnima
- 12 May 2025
- 1 min read
Why in News?
Bihar Chief Minister highlights the importance of Lord Buddha's teachings and extends greetings on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.
Key Points
- About Gautam Buddha:
- Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini around 563 BCE and belonged to the Shakya clan.
- Gautama attained bodhi (enlightenment) under a pipal tree at Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
- Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. This event is known as Dharmachakra Pravartan (the turning of the wheel of law).
- He died in 483 BC at the age of 80 in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. This event is known as Mahaparinirvana.
- He is revered as the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of the deity.
