Parinirvana Day is an important Buddhist holiday that is observed on February 15th each year. This day commemorates the death of the Buddha and his final attainment of Parinirvana, which is the ...

Parinirvana. This is a Mahayana Buddhist festival that marks the death of the Buddha. It is also known as Nirvana Day. Buddhists celebrate the death of the Buddha, because they believe that having ...

So during Wesak/Parinirvana Day (whichever is appropriate) - and for the rest of the year as well - we can all learn from the Buddha's teachings to make the world a better, kinder place. 7.

Millions of Buddhists will mark Nirvana Day – also known as Parinirvana Day – today. Nirvana is considered the perfect state of peace, happiness and enlightenment, which the Buddha found ...

Depending on the tradition of the Buddhist adherent, either Feb. 8 or Feb. 15 is Parinirvana Day, also called Nirvana Day. Observed primarily by Mahayana Buddhists, it marks the death ...

which is why the holiday is sometimes also referred to as “Parinirvana Day,” according to the BBC. Some Buddhists spend the holiday reading passages from the Parinirvana Sutra, an ancient text ...

Thought for the Day - 'Today Buddhists mark the death of the Buddha in a festival called Parinirvana Day.' Vishvapani - 15/02/17 - BBC Sounds ...

First Parinirvana anniversary of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rimpoche. ཟླ་༡༠ 16, 1992 1 mins read. Diseased Religious Personalities. Dilgo Kuensel in and locked content.

Rich tributes were paid to B.R. Ambedkar, architect of the Constitution, on the occasion of his Parinirvana Day in Mysuru on Tuesday. Mayor Shivakumar, Deputy Mayor G Roopa, S.A Ramdas ...