Since the birth, attainment of enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana (death) of the Buddha fall on the full moon day of the month of Vaishakh, Buddhists around the world, including Nepal, celebrate Buddha Jayanti with heartfelt reverence and devotion to the Buddha.
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The 2570th birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha, the forerunner of peace, is celebrated with devotion in homes, monasteries, chaityas, and viharas, remembering his contribution to spreading the message of peace.
Every year, on the full moon day of the full moon day of the month of Vaishakh, the Buddha Jayanti festival is celebrated to commemorate the contribution of Siddhartha Gautam, i.e. Shakyamuni Buddha, to spreading the message of peace. As the ninth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, he was born in Lumbini, present-day Rupandehi, as the son of King Suddhodhana of the Kapilvastu kingdom and Mayadevi.
Siddhartha Gautam, at the age of 29, left the comforts of being a prince and set out for penance to find the cause of suffering. Through the enlightenment he gained through penance, he helped establish world peace.
Since the birth, attainment of enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana (death) of Buddha fall on the full moon day of the full moon In 563 BC, i.e. 2568 years ago, while Mother Mayadevi was going from Tilaurakot in Kapilvastu to Devdaha in Rupandehi, Siddhartha Gautama was born in the Lumbini Garden on the full moon day of After sharing this knowledge for 45 years, he attained Mahaparinirvana (death) at the age of 80 in Kushinagar on the full moon day of the month of Baishakh in 483 BCE.
Lord Gautam Buddha is known as the forerunner of peace in the world and the star of Asia. Buddha taught peace, non-violence, friendship and compassion to the common people through the eight paths. This is why Buddhist philosophy has taken the form of a sect or path in the world. The number of people studying and researching it has also increased.
