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Ashadha Purnima - Dhammacakka Pavattana Divas
Āshaḍha Pūrṇima is the second most important sacred day of observance for Buddhists after Vaishakha Buddha Pūrṇima. It commemorates Buddha's First Sermon - Dhammacakka- Pavattana Sutta (Pāli) or Dharmacakra Pravartana Sūtra (Sanskrit). Seven weeks after his enlightenment, he gave the discourse to pañcavargiya - the five former ascetic disciples- at the ‘Deer Park', Ṛṣipatana Mrigadāya in the curre....
Āshaḍha Pūrṇima is the second most important sacred day of observance for Buddhists after Vaishakha Buddha Pūrṇima. It commemorates Buddha's First Sermon - Dhammacakka- Pavattana Sutta (Pāli) or Dharmacakra Pravartana Sūtra (Sanskrit). Seven weeks after his enlightenment, he gave the discourse to pañcavargiya - the five former ascetic disciples- at the ‘Deer Park', Ṛṣipatana Mrigadāya in the current day Sarnath, in Varanasi, UP, India. It is also popularly known as the First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. It was here that the Buddha preached the Middle Path: avoiding the two extremes, i.e., life of extreme ease on one side and the life of penance on the other. He discussed the Middle Path, the essence of this is the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Paths or the Path of Śīla, Samādhi and Prajn͂a- the essence of the teachings of the Buddha.
The day is also aptly observed as Guru Pūrṇima by both Buddhists and Hindus as a day to mark reverence to their Gurus. Buddhists observe Uposatha, i.e., to observe eight precepts and meditate under the guidance of their teachers. For the monks and nuns, the Rainy Season retreat i.e. “Varśhā Vāsa” also starts with this day lasting for three lunar months from July to October, during which they remain in a single place, generally in their temples dedicated to intensive meditation. During this period Buddhist lay people generally serve the Sangha in temples.
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Activities
Programme Schedule (Tentative)
09:20 AM All to be seated
09:30 AM Arrival of Chief Guest
09:35 – 09:40 AM Lighting of Lamp and Offering of Flowers to the Buddha by the guests seated on dais
09:40 – 09:50 AM Mangalacharan by Venerable Monks in Pali and Sanskrit
09:50 – 09:55 AM Felicitation of guests on the dais with Khatag and Memento
09:55 – 10:05 AM Welcome Address by Shartse Khensur Rinpoche Jangchup Choeden, Secretary General, IBC
10:05 – 10:10 AM Video Address of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India (TBC)
10:10 – 10:20 AM Cultural performance by the students of Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies
10:20 – 10:35 AM Dhamma Talk on the Significance of Āshāḍha Pūrnimā
by Ven. Ananda Bhikkhu, General Secr.etary of
Mahabodhi Society, Bengaluru
10:35 – 10:45 AM Cultural performance by Shivom Kathak group from Varanasi
10:45 – 10:55 AM Screening of movie – “Sacred journey of Holy Relics from India to Thailand”
10:55 – 11:10 AM Dhamma Talk by Ven. Prof. (Dr.) Wangchuk Dorjee Negi, Vice Chancellor, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (CIHTS), Sarnath
11:10 – 11:20 AM Presentation of “Neural Operator for Responsive Buddhist Understanding” (NORBU)
11:20 – 11:25 AM Film on UP Tourism
11:25 – 11:35 AM Address by Shri. Jayveer Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism & Culture, Govt of Uttar Pradesh (TBC)
11:35 Address by Chief Guest, Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh (TBC)
Vote of Thanks by Prof. Ravindra Panth, Director, IBC
Photo Session
High Tea for All
Lunch for Monks
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Uttar Pradesh Tourism
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Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon, Paryatan Bhawan, C-13, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010
05224004402
dg-upt[at]up[dot]gov[dot]in
How to reach
The nearest airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi, Varanasi, Babatpur, Uttar Pradesh 221006,
which is 27 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Varanasi railway station, 18, Raja Bazar Rd, Patel Nagar, Nadesar, Chaukaghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002,
which is 8 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Varanasi,
which is 9KMs away.
