Asalha Puja
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Asalha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating the Buddha’s first sermon and the founding of the Sangha, observed on the full moon of the eighth lunar month.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asalha Puja Day | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
public holiday in Thailand ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianMonth |
July
ⓘ
early August ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| category |
Buddhist holy days
ⓘ
Theravada Buddhist festivals ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Buddha’s first sermon
ⓘ
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
founding of the Buddhist Sangha ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
gratitude for the Dhamma
ⓘ
reflection on the Buddha’s teaching ⓘ renewal of commitment to practice ⓘ |
| etymology | named after the lunar month Asalha (Asalhi) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Asalha Bucha
ⓘ
Asalha Puja ⓘ
surface form:
Asalha Puja Day
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma ⓘ
surface form:
Dhamma Day
|
| languageOfName | Pali ⓘ |
| legalStatusInThailand | public holiday ⓘ |
| marksEvent |
beginning of the Buddha’s teaching ministry
ⓘ
first turning of the Wheel of Dhamma ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhists
|
| observedIn |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ |
| observedInCalendar | traditional lunar calendar ⓘ |
| observedOn | full moon of the eighth lunar month ⓘ |
| precedes |
Buddhist Lent
ⓘ
Vassa retreat ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Four Noble Truths
ⓘ
Middle Way ⓘ Eightfold Path ⓘ
surface form:
Noble Eightfold Path
|
| relatedFestival |
Magha Puja
ⓘ
Vesak ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vassa ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| season | rainy season ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
candlelight processions around temples
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma sermons ⓘ making merit ⓘ meditation practice ⓘ observing the Five Precepts ⓘ offering food to monks ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Asalha Puja Day