Bodhi Day
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Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist holiday
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bodhi
ⓘ
Laba Festival ⓘ Laba Festival ⓘ
surface form:
Laba Jie
Bodhi Day ⓘ
surface form:
Rohatsu
Rōhatsu ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bodh Gaya
ⓘ
Bodhi tree ⓘ
surface form:
Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya
Buddhist texts ⓘ
surface form:
Buddhist sutras
acts of compassion ⓘ chanting ⓘ kindness to living beings ⓘ meditation ⓘ zazen ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Buddha’s awakening under the Bodhi tree
ⓘ
attainment of bodhi ⓘ enlightenment of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dateType |
fixed date in Gregorian calendar in Japan
ⓘ
lunar calendar date in some traditions ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment ⓘ |
| follows | Gautama Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEquivalent |
Laba Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Laba Festival in Chinese Buddhism
|
| hasMainSubject |
Bodhi tree
ⓘ
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
enlightenment ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| modernDateInJapan | 8 December ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Buddhists in China
ⓘ
Buddhists in Japan ⓘ Buddhists in Western countries ⓘ Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhists
Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Pure Land Buddhists
Zen ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhists
|
| partOf | Buddhist liturgical year ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
attainment of nirvana
ⓘ
awakening ⓘ liberation from suffering ⓘ |
| traditionalDateInJapan | 8th day of the 12th lunar month ⓘ |
| typicalPractice |
all-night meditation in Zen monasteries
ⓘ
chanting of the Buddha’s name ⓘ decorating Bodhi trees or ficus trees ⓘ extended meditation ⓘ offering of food to monks ⓘ offering of food to the poor ⓘ recitation of sutras ⓘ reflection on the Eightfold Path ⓘ reflection on the Four Noble Truths ⓘ serving special meals ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rohatsu