| Bodhi Day | |
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| Official name | Bodhi Day Rōhatsu (臘八) Shaka-Jōdō-e (釈迦成道会) Jōdō-e (成道会) Alaw ng Bodhi |
| Observed by | Mahayana Buddhists |
| Type | Buddhist |
| Significance | The enlightenment of Gautama Buddha |
| Date | December 8 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Laba Festival (in China) Rohatsu (in Japan) Other related festivals: Vesak (in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos) |
Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha (Shakyamuni) is said to have attained enlightenment,[1] also known as bodhi in Sanskrit and Pali. According to tradition, Siddhartha had recently forsaken years of extreme ascetic practices and resolved to sit under a peepal tree, also known as a Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa), and simply meditate until he found the root of suffering, and how to liberate oneself from it.[2]
- ^ "Buddhist Holidays". Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ^ "Life of Buddha". Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2010-10-17.