Naveen Greets People on Buddha Purnima

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha.

“Warm greetings & best wishes on Buddha Purnima. May the Lord guide us in the path of Ahimsa and compassion and bless us with good health and happiness”, the CM tweeted.

ପବିତ୍ର ବୁଦ୍ଧ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମାରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। ପ୍ରଭୁ ବୁଦ୍ଧଙ୍କ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦରୁ ପ୍ରତିଟି ଜୀବନ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ହେଉ।

Warm greetings & best wishes on #BuddhaPurnima. May the Lord guide us in the path of Ahimsa and compassion and bless us with good health and happiness. pic.twitter.com/5yaMF45lE4

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) May 7, 2020

Buddha Purnima is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha, who was the founder of world’s fourth-largest religion Buddhism.

Lord Buddha founded Buddhism around 2,500 years back in India. According to the Hindu calendar, the first full moon day of the Vaisakha month is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha across the world. It is believed that on this day Lord Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautam in Lumbini (modern day Nepal).

This day is celebrated by Buddhists across the globe with full fervour and joy. Buddhists also come together to chant mantras, meditate, offer prayers at temples and donate alms to the needy.

This auspicious day is also known as Vesak, Buddha Day, Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti. Some people also believe that on this day, Lord Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana under the Mahabodhi tree in Bodh Gaya.