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Notes: All timings are represented in 12-hour notation in local time of Lancaster, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Those who believe Lord Buddha as incarnation of Lord Vishnu, observe his birth anniversary as Buddha Jayanti and this day is different from Buddha Purnima.
According to the Hindu Panchang, Buddha Jayanti is observed on the Shukla Navami of the Ashwina month i.e. last day of Sharad Navratri. Buddha Jayanti is the birth anniversary of the Buddha Avatara of Lord Vishnu. Buddha is regarded as an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. This Tithi is considered highly sacred, as on this very day, the birth, enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana of Lord Buddha all took place.
Lord Buddha was born in the Shakya clan in the Lumbini forest near Kapilavastu. His father was King Shuddhodana and his mother was Queen Mayadevi. At the time of birth, he was named Siddhartha. Even while living in the royal palace, Siddhartha developed deep contemplation about the sufferings of the world. After witnessing old age, disease, and death, he resolved to seek the truth of life.
At approximately 29 years of age, he renounced his home and accepted Sannyasa and began intense penance and spiritual practice. After prolonged meditation, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Vriksha at Gaya, that is, Bodh Gaya, and came to be known as "Buddha", meaning the awakened one. Thereafter, through his teachings, he propagated the Middle Path, Ahimsa, compassion, and the Ashtangika Marg. His teachings showed society the path of truth, equality, and peace.
On the occasion of Buddha Jayanti, Buddhist followers and devotees worship Lord Buddha and remember his teachings. On this day, Boddha Vihara and temples are decorated, the idols of Lord Buddha are ceremonially bathed, and the Tripitaka and other Buddhist scriptures are recited. Devotees engage in acts of charity, service, meditation, and compassion, and take a resolve to maintain kindness towards all living beings.
Special events are organized on this day at major Buddhist pilgrimage sites such as Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar, and Lumbini. Devotees visit these sacred places to perform meditation, spiritual practices, and worship. In many places, processions, discourses, and religious programs are also organized.
To read the detailed account of Lord Vishnu's Buddha Avatara, please follow this article - Buddha Avatara.
Story of the birth of Lord Buddha has been described. In Hinduism, Lord Buddha is regarded as an Avatar of Lord Vishnu. According to beliefs, when violence, misconduct, and Adharma prevailed in earlier times, Lord Buddha paved the path of non-violence.
Lord Buddha is known as the 23rd incarnation of Lord Vishnu out of the 24 incarnations. There are differences of opinion among scholars regarding the incarnation of Lord Buddha. Some scholars consider Gautama Buddha of Buddhism and Lord Buddha described in Hindu scriptures to be the same, while others consider them two different historic figures.
The date and time of the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, who showed the path of truth, non-violence, compassion, kindness and supreme peace to mankind, is available on this page. Lord Buddha is also considered to be the ninth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Lord Vishnu is the protector of the entire universe and one of the Trimurti. It is believed that, this visible world is the dream of Lord Vishnu sleeping in Kshirsagar. On this page you can get many information related to Lord Vishnu.
The list of the ten major incarnations of Lord Vishnu and the dates of their birth anniversaries are given on this page. From this page you can also get interesting information about all the incarnations.
Lord Vishnu keeps taking various incarnations forms from for the welfare of the universe. Here is the ten main incarnations of Lord Vishnu have been described in the religious scriptures as Dashavatara. According to religious scriptures, Kalki incarnation, one of the Dashavatars, is going to appear at the end of the present Kaliyuga.
A complete list of Ekadashi dates is given here. Go through the Ekadashi fasting dates list here so that you never miss fasting on Ekadashi. Ekadashi fast is observed with great enthusiasm by the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
ISKCON devotees can get the complete list of ISKCON Ekadashi fasting dates here. This list will prove highly informative and useful to those who observe the fast of Ekadashi as per the ISKCON.
The list of Mantras used in the worship and chanting of Lord Vishnu is available on this page. Some of these Mantras are legendary and some are Vedic. Along with this, the powerful Yantra of Lord Vishnu can also be seen from this page.
