The Celebration of the Birth of Buddha and the beginning of Spring

According to our tradition, the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni (muni translates as silence), was born in Nepal on April 8, 566 B.C. He was born the son of King Suddohana and Queen Maya. There are many flowery descriptions of the scene at his birth, including celestial birds singing beautiful songs, fragrant flowers, and a sweet gentle rain bathing the baby Buddha. It is not necessarily the beauty of the flowers, the sounds of the celestial birds, nor the sweet gentle rain that fell, but the vibrant fact that on this day was born an extraordinary being who became Enlightened. The Buddha lived a life of service in teachings for 49 years until he was 80 years old.

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