Magha Puja day is the day the Lord Buddha gave the Ovada-pati-mokha lecture to 1,250 Arahats

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Magha Puja Day 2009

9th February 2009

The world of peace is the dream of mankind but can only achieve when people mind is at peace. Lets join in the biggest celebration and light the festive lanterns for peace together. Inspire people around the world to discover genuine inner peace with the scene of ocean of candlelights.

Magha Puja Day is the day the Lord Buddha laid the principle for the discovery of genuine inner peace. So on 9th February 2008, Dhammakaya Foundation will hold the Magha Puja Celebration in homage to the Lord Buddha, we would like to extend our cordial invitation to both monks and lay devotees, from international communities to join this event. Lets decorate the sky of the full moon night with hundred thousand of candle lights. Lets inspire the world together in this major merit-making opportunity.
Kindly fill in the registration form so that we can arrange for suitable hospitality.
Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you on 9th February 2009.

For further queries, please contact Ven. Suchin Suchino
Registration: http://int.dmky.org
E-mail: event-reserve@dmky.org
Phone: +662-831-2533
Mobile No.: +668-3-540-5010, +668-3-540-5010
Fax: +662-831-2540

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The Story of Magha Puja
MAGHA PUJA DAY
Magha Puja is celebrated to commemorate 2 Important events on Full Moon Day of Magha
(third lunar month) in the Buddha's Life:

-FIRST EVENT

THE FOURFOLD ASSEMBLY
Happened in Veluvanarama, Rajgir (Bamboo Grove Temple)
in the year of the Buddha got Enlightenment

1- On the Full Moon of the Month Magha (Third Lunar Month)
2- 1,250 monk disciples assembled to see the Buddha without any appointment.
3-All these monks were Arahants who had attained the sixfold superknowledge (Chalabhinna)
4-All of them were the Buddha's direct disciples having been ordained by the Buddha himself Ehibhikkhu).

At the fourfold assembly the Buddha gave Ovadapatimokkha to 1,250 monks
an important discourse summarizing his teachings into three main principles
as follows:

1- Not to do any evil.
2-To do good
3- To purify the Mind

-SECOND EVENT
THE REJECTION TO THE AGGEGATES OF LIFE

Happened In the Pava Stupa on the Full Moon Day
of the month Magha. Three months before He passed away



While the Buddha was sitting alone under the shade of a tree,
he investigated with his mind the cause and the condition of his passing away
and concluded that he would enter Nirvana after three months.

The Buddha said
" Ananda! On the fifteenth day of
the Visakha month the Buddha will
enter Nirvana; it is only
three months anyway."

All Buddhist around the world observe the Magha Puja to commemorate
these two important events every year in the Full Moon of the Month
Magha.

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