Buddha Purnima celebrated |
The festival of Buddha Purnima is being celebrated all over the world on Thursday. In India, the Ministry of Culture has collaborated with the International Buddhist Confederation in holding a Virtual Prayer Event with the participation of all the supreme heads of the Buddhist Sanghas from around the world. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address during the Buddha Purnima celebrations. Buddha Purnima celebrations are being held through a Virtual Visak day owing to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic across the globe. The event is being organised in honour of the Victims and the frontline warriors of COVID-19. Vesak- Buddha Poornima, is considered the Triple Blessed Day as Tathagata Gautam Buddha`s Birth, Enlightenment and Maha Parnirvana.
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