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Buddha Pumima today
Buddha Puriiiiua. the most sa< red Buddhist iestival. will be celebrated today by about 10 lakh Buddhists of the country, reports UNB.
Tlie day has been declared as public holiday.
Buddha pumima. the fullmoon day in the month of Baishakh. commemorates three most significant events of laird Buddha's life. On this day. he (Lord Buddha) was burn attained supreme en-ligktenment and passed away.
On tlie eve of the Pumima. President Abdur Rahman Biswas in a message felicitated the Buddhist community with a word of praise for their contribution to the welfare of the country and countrymen.
Biswas hoped thal as patriotic citizens they would continue their acyve participation in country's advancement In future-.
In* a separate message, I Time Minister Begum Khaleda Zia said the present govem-meiii ensured full freedom and rights,of all communities and set a shining example of rell gtous harmony In the country.
Buddhitm is the religion of humanity, non-violence and peace. Il has a glorious I cadi tion in Bangladesh. The soil ol Bangladesh provided a gateway to its spread to Southeast Asia she recalled
Awami league chief Slielkh Hasina yesterday greeted the Buddhist community on ihe
eve of Buddha Purnima.
in a message, she said, humanism. philosophy of nonviolence and words of peace of Goutama Buddha can play an important role in getting rid of confrontation, violence, con-lllcts and a sense of insecurity that exist in the society.
The Buddhists of .Bangla desh. mostly based in Chittagong. three districts in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Cox's Bazar. Comilla. Noakhaii and Patuakhali. will celebrate the festival with day-Tong pro-granunes.
The progratiiines Include 'probhat feri • '..irefoot march at dawn. I ■ is. Buddha puja. Panchashil. Offering to Monks, religious meetings and illumination in the evening.
In capital Dhaka, the festival will be celebrated at Dham-marajika Vihara at Kamalapur. International Monastery at Merul Badda and Shakyamuni Vlhar at Mlrpur.
Bangladesh Buddhist Fede ration has arranged a discussion at the International Monastery at Merul Badda at 4 pm. in addition to other traditional functions
Forest and Environment Minister Akbar Hossain and Director General of Bangla Academy Prof Monsur Musa are expected to attend Ihe discussion