"Religious Harmony, Key to Nation-Building"...that's the theme of our country 50th year anniversary. And today is Wesak's Day...the day to celebrate the birth and enlightenment of Lord Buddha.
Buddha was the title given to the founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama.
At his birth, it was predicted that he would become a world ruler or teacher.
Buddha's father (King Suddhoadana) raised him in great luxury, but at the age of 29, Siddharthat renounced the world to become a wandering ascetic and search for a solution to the problems of death and human suffering. After six years of spiritual discipline, he achieved supreme enlightenment at the age of 35 while meditating under a pipal tree at Bodh Gaya. He spent the rest of his life teaching his doctrines and establishing a community of monks, the Sangha, to continue his work.
Lotus candles symbolise the pureness of Lord Buddha,
Wesak Day is the day he gained enlightenment....
....away of sufferings and pains.
May peace be with you and me and all mankind
On this auspicious day of Wesak Day.
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