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In Sanskrit sahasra means 1000, purna means full, and chandrodayam means dawn of moon. A similar kind of celebrations for elderly persons are. Completion of 60 years - Shashtiaabdapoorthi (or Shashti poorthi) Completion of 77 years, 7 months, 7 days - Bhim Rathaarohan or Bhima Ratha Shanthi.
In Nepal, Buddha's birthday is celebrated on the full moon day of May. The festival is known by various names, Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Vaishakh Purnima, Saga Dawa, and Vesak. Purnima means full moon day in Sanskrit. Among the Newars of Nepal, especially from the Shakya clan of Newars, it is of great importance because they consider it ...
In India, the full moon day of the Vaisakha month of the Hindu calendar is celebrated as Buddha Purnima. The festival is commonly known as Buddha Purnima, as Purnima means full moon day in Sanskrit and Hindi languages. It is also called Buddha Jayanti, with Jayanti meaning birthday in Sanskrit. The festival is a public holiday in India.
Lantern Festival (in China) Tết Nguyên Tiêu (in Vietnam) [3] Māgha Pūjā (also written as Makha Bucha Day) is a Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month [7] in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka and on the full moon day of Tabaung in Myanmar. It is the second most important Buddhist festival after Vesak ...
A pakṣa (Sanskrit: पक्ष) is the time taken by the Moon to move from a new moon to a full moon and vice versa. The waxing phase of the moon is known as the bright side (Sanskrit: शुक्ल पक्ष, romanized: śukla pakṣa) and the waning phase is known as the dark side (Sanskrit: कृष्ण पक्ष, romanized: kṛṣṇa pakṣa).
This festival is traditionally observed to honour one's chosen spiritual teachers or leaders. It is observed on the full moon day in the month of Ashadha (June–July) according to the Hindu Calendar. The festival was revived by Mahatma Gandhi to pay tribute to his spiritual guru, Shrimad Rajchandra.
Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
Badr – meaning "full moon" 85. Bashir – meaning "bringer of good news" 86. Dahir – meaning "victorious" 87. Faisal – meaning "torrent, cascade" 88. Fadil – meaning "virtuous"