S E C T I O N H : B u d d hi s m
B u d d hi st f e sti v al s T h e B u d d hi st r eli gi o u s c al e n d a r i s l u n a r. T h at m e a n s it i s b a s e d o n t h e p h a s e s of t h e m o o n. B u d d hi st s s a y t h at t h e B u d d h a w a s b o r n a n d di e d at a f ull m o o n a n d m o st f e sti v al s t a k e pl a c e w h e n t h e m o o n i s f ull.
B u d d hi st s c el e b r at e m a n y f e sti v al s t h r o u g h o ut t h e y e a r. S o m e f e sti v al s a r e c el e b r at e d b y B u d d hi st s e v e r y w h e r e; ot h e r s a r e o nl y c el e b r at e d i n a p a rti c ul a r t o w n o r c o u nt r y. A k e y ti m e of si g ni ti c a n c e i s t h e f e sti v al of W e s a k . W e s a k c el e b r at e s m aj o r e v e nt s i n t h e lif e of t h e B u d d h a. T w o ot h e r B u d d hi st f e sti v al s a r e D h a r m a D a y a n d P a ri ni r v a n a D a y .
W e s a k k n o w n
i s t h e m o st i m p o rt a nt ti m e of t h e y e a r f o r T h e r a v a d a B u d d hi st s. It i s al s o a s ‘ B u d d h a D a y’
a n d i s c el e b r at e d a m o n g b eli e v e r s. B ef o r e d a w n o n o n t h e ti r st f ull m o o n i n M a y. F o r t h e fi r st d a y of w e s a k, b eli e v e r s t h r e e
d a y s, b eli e v e r s r e c all t h e bi rt h, e nli g ht e n m e nt a n d d e at h of t h e B u d d h a. W e s a k i s a n u p b e at a n d h a p p y o c c a si o n. H o u s e s a r e d e c o r at e d i n b ri g ht c ol o u r s a n d gift s a r e e x c h a n g e d
g o T HI N K P AI R S H A R E t o
t h e t e m pl e t o m e dit at e. Off e ri n g s a r e m a d e t o m o n k s a n d n u n s a n d pl a c e d b ef o r e t h e st at u e of t h e B u d d h a. T hi s s h o w s r e s p e ct f o r t h e B u d d h a’ s t e a c hi n g.
D h a r m a D a y t a k e s pl a c e e a c h J ul y a n d t h e f e sti v al c el e b r at e s t h r e e i m p o rt a nt e v e nt s i n t h e lif e of t h e B u d d h a: 1. 2. 3.
W h e n h e t o o k o n hi s ti r st f oll o w e r s, s h o rtl y aft e r hi s e nli g ht e n m e nt. W h e n t h e B u d d h a g a v e hi s tt r st s e r m o n. W h e n h e p r e di ct e d t h e ti m e of hi s o w n d e at h.
Q U E S TI O N S
A B u d d hi st will c el e b r at e D h a r m a D a y b y g at h e ri n g wit h ot h e r B u d d hi st s a n d s h a ri n g t h ei r g r atit u d e f o r t h e lif e a n d t e a c hi n g s of t h e B u d d h a.
P a ri ni r v a n a D a y i s a f e sti v al i n M a h a y a n a B u d d hi s m, c el e b r at e d o n t h e 8t h o r 1 5t h of F e b r u a r y ( d e p e n di n g o n t h e c o u nt r y). B eli e v e r s c el e b r at e t h e B u d d h a’ s a c hi e v e m e nt of c o m pl et e ni r v a n a ( o r p a ri ni r v a n a ) w h e n h e di e d. T hi s i s n ot a n u p b e at f e sti v al, b ut a ti m e f o r r e tt e cti o n. P a rt s of t h e s c ri pt u r e d e s c ri bi n g t h e B u d d h a’ s l a st d a y s a r e r e a d. B eli e v e r s r e ti e ct o n lif e’ s i m p e r m a n e n c e a n d t h ei r o w n f ut u r e d e at h.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G D E B AT E
F or e ac h of t h e t hr e e B u d d hist f estiv als list e d a b ov e giv e a s h ort ex pl a n ati o n i n y o ur o w n w or ds. I n e ac h c as e, i ncl u d e: ( a) T h e n a m e of t h e f estiv al. ( b) T h e ti m e of t h e y e ar it is c el e br at e d. (c) W hy B u d d hists c el e br at e t h e f estiv al. ( d) H o w B u d d hists c el e br at e t his f estiv al.
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