Abhidhamma Day
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Abhidhamma Day (Burmese: အဘိဓမ္မာနေ့), also known as Abhidhamma Divas in India, is a Theravada Buddhist tradition celebrated primarily in Myanmar[1] and India.[2][3] It is also celebrated by some Buddhists in Indonesia.[4][5][6] Abhidhamma Day celebrates Gautama Buddha's descent from Tāvatiṃsa heaven after teaching his mother the Abhidhamma.[7][8]
It is celebrated on the full moon of the seventh month[1] of the Burmese lunar year which starts in April, and coincides with the end of the (first) Rains Retreat and the Pavāraṇa ceremony. The seventh month corresponds to October.[9] The 2024 date for this event is October 17th.
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[edit]- ^ a b Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations J. Gordon Melton (editor), page 4
- ^ Ministry of Culture (16 October 2024). "International Abhidhamma Divas". Press Information Bureau Government of India. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Ministry of Culture (16 October 2024). "International Abhidhamma Divas" (pdf). Research Unit Press Information Bureau Government of India.
- ^ Budiyono (2022-10-16). "Supriyadi: Dharmavihari Buddhist Studies (DBS) Mengembangkan Buddha Dhamma di Indonesia". Direktorat Jenderal Bimbingan Masyarakat Buddha - Kementerian Agama RI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Dirjen Bimas Buddha Supriyadi hadiri Hari Abhiddhamma Dharmavihari Buddhist Studies (DBS) ke-11, Jakarta". Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia Kantor Kota Denpasar (in Indonesian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Hari Abhidhamma". Dhammavihārī Buddhist Studies (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "Abhidhamma Day and Buddha's Mother Day on Thidingyut Full Moon". The Global New Light of Myanmar. 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Jootla, Susan Elbaum (1997). Teacher of the Devas. Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 9552401607.
- ^ "Abhidhamma Day : Explore Buddha". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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