Asalha Bucha
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Asalha Bucha is a major Theravada Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the monastic community, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asalha Bucha canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
religious holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Asalha Puja
ⓘ
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Dhamma Day
|
| associatedDoctrine |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
|
| associatedEvent |
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha’s sermon at Deer Park in Sarnath
|
| associatedPlace |
Sarnath
ⓘ
surface form:
Sarnath, India
|
| associatedWith | establishment of the Sangha ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Buddha’s first sermon
ⓘ
the founding of the Buddhist monastic community ⓘ |
| coreSymbol |
Dharma Chakra
ⓘ
surface form:
Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakka)
|
| countryWhereObserved |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| etymology |
Ashada month
ⓘ
surface form:
Asalha refers to the lunar month Āsāḷha
Bucha (Puja) means worship or veneration ⓘ |
| follows | the beginning of Buddhist Lent (Vassa) closely in the calendar ⓘ |
| historicalContext | marks the moment the Buddha gained his first disciples ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Pali ⓘ |
| legalStatusInThailand | public holiday ⓘ |
| observanceBy |
lay Buddhists
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ |
| observedOn | full moon of the eighth lunar month ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Magha Puja
ⓘ
Vesak ⓘ |
| religion |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| significance | marks the first turning of the Wheel of Dhamma ⓘ |
| theme |
gratitude for the teaching of the Dhamma
ⓘ
renewal of commitment to Buddhist practice ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | usually falls in July in the Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| typeOfObservance | uposatha day ⓘ |
| typicalRitual |
candlelight procession around temples
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma sermons ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ observing the Five Precepts ⓘ offering food to monks ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.