Invitation to Buddha Inauguration
๐บ You’re invited to participate in the Buddha Inauguration ceremony which will take place on the dates below:
๐ชท Saturday Evening, June 3, 2023, the monks chanting Paritta and more rituals.
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Cambodia Celebrates Meak Bochea Day
PHNOM PENH: February 16, 2022 marks Meak Bochea Day, otherwise known as 'Magha Puja' or 'Sangha Day' in other parts of the world. This is an important Buddhist festival celebrated in Cambodia and by Buddhists all over the world on the full moon of the third month of the traditional Khmer calendar, to commemorate the day when the Buddha declared the founding of Buddhism in India in 588 BC, just nine months after his enlightenment.
The formation of Buddhism as a religious organization took place among 1,250 monks, all members of a convention that had brought together people from all walks of life. According to traditional Buddhist history, the monks had gathered on this full moon day because it coincided with the day of Shiva in Hinduism. The monks traveled from different locations to see Lord Buddha, with the story being that all 1,250 had arrived separately without a summoning.
Celebrating Meak Bochea Day means that Buddhists:
Imagine yourself among hundreds of Buddhist monks, carrying bowls of lotus flowers in a holy procession around the city. This is how Buddha’s Birthday is celebrated in Cambodia
Visak Bochea festival commemorates the anniversary of the Buddha's
birth, enlightenment, and death. You can fully experience the
celebration attending the ceremony near Preah Reach Mount (also known as
Oudong), around 40 km away from Phnom Penh, where the relics of Buddha.
People of all ages walk with candles, incense sticks and lotus flowers
in hand. Thousands of lights create mystical atmosphere and
unforgettable experience for everyone.
"Visak Bochea Day" is a day to commemorate the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. It is a day to dedicate to his Dharma principles and adopt them into your everyday lives.This Cambodian public holiday is celebrated on the full moon of the sixth month of the Buddhist lunar calendar, which is usually in May on the Gregorian calendar.
