| It was 9 full months after the Buddha got the | | | | of the Buddhism, called "The Ovadhapatimokha". |
| Enlightenment, on the full moon day of 6th lunar | | | | Those principles are: -- To cease from all evil, -- |
| month, 45 years before the Buddhist era. On the | | | | To do what is good, -- To cleanse one's mind; |
| full moon day of the 3rd lunar month, Makha, of | | | | 4. It was the full moon day. |
| the year, 4 special events happened: | | | | ACTIVITIES TO BE OBSERVED ON MAKHA |
| Another important event, which happened on the | | | | BUCHA DAY |
| same days (the full moon day of the 3rd lunar | | | | TAM BUN: Making merit by going to temples for |
| month) 44 years later, the last year of the | | | | special observances, making merit, listening to |
| Buddha's life, he decided to 'Parinibbhana', nirvana, | | | | Dhamma preaching, giving some donations and |
| leave the mind from the body or die. 3 months | | | | join in the other Buddhist activities. |
| after that day (on the full moon day of the six | | | | RAB SEEHN: Keeping the Five Precepts, including |
| lunar month --- we known as 'Wisakha Bucha | | | | abstinence from alcoholic drinks and all kinds of |
| Day'). | | | | immoral acts. |
| There were 1,250 Sangha followers, that came to | | | | TAK BAARD: Offering food to the monks and |
| see the Buddha that evening without any | | | | novices (in the alm bowl). Practice of renuciation: |
| schedule. | | | | Observe the Eight Precepts, practice of |
| 2. All of them were "Arhantas', the Enlightened | | | | meditation and mental discipline, stay in the |
| One, and all of them were ordained by the | | | | temple, wearing white robes, for a number of |
| Buddha himself. | | | | days. |
| 3. The Buddha gave those Arhantas the principles | | | | |