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The Heart of Buddhism

By Linda Tancs

Tomorrow marks the full moon day of the third lunar month.  That means that in Buddhist-majority countries like Thailand they’ll be celebrating Makha Bucha Day.  Held in honor of Buddha, the event commemorates Buddha’s sharing of his enlightenment with a congregation of disciples.  The day ends with a closing ceremony where thousands of monks light candles, chant scripts in temple grounds and perform the ritual of wien thien (circling the temple three times) in major shrines.

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Gede Prama's avatar  Gede Prama wrote @

Well written. May peace be with you 🙂

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Linda Tancs's avatar  Linda Tancs wrote @

Thank you!

Peace,
Linda

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