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Buddhists celebrate Prabarana Purnima today

The Buddhist community will celebrate their second largest festival Prabarana Purnima today with due solemnity amid COVID19 situation.

The festival, also known as Ashwini Purnima, marks conclusion of the three-month seclusion of the monks inside their monasteries for self-edification and atonement. The Purnima follows a month-long preaching of sermons by the Buddhist monks for the welfare of humankind.

According to the legend, Buddha once clipped some strands of hair from his head and said that if he were qualified to attain supreme wisdom and enlightenment, the hairs would not fall down but go up instead, in the long run which they did. To mark this event, the Buddhists will release candle-lit air balloons made of coloured paper and set free to flow towards the sky in the evening which is the chief attraction of the festival.

The Purnima will be celebrated in all monasteries, respective offices of the religious organisations and educational institutions through daylong programmes.

The programmes will begin with the hoisting of the national and religious flags atop all monasteries at dawn and chanting of the sacred verses from the Tripitaka.

Breaking of fasting of the monks, mass prayers, blood donation, Sangadana, discussions, panchashila, asthashila and pradip puja are highlighted the programmes.

Buddhists celebrate  Prabarana Purnima today

In the city, the main religious congregations were held at Dharmarajik Bouddha Bihar, International Bouddha Temple, Kalachandpur Bouddha Bihar, Uttara Bouddha Bihar, Adibashi Bouddha Temple in Mirpur and Ashulia Maithree Bhabona Kendra.

Special prayers were held in all monasteries seeking peace and prosperity of the nation as well as global peace.

Members of the law enforcement agencies have been deployed in and around all temples in the city and districts for smooth celebration of the festival.

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