Buddha Purnima Current Affairs, GK & News
18 May: ‘Buddha Purnima’ celebrated
Buddha Purnima also known as Vaishak Purnima is the birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha (or Lord Buddha). 18 May 2019 witnessed the 2,563rd birth anniversary of the Buddha and is being celebrated across the world. About Buddha Purnima Background: Buddha Purnima festival is traditionally celebrated to commemorate birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Gautama ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: 2 • 563rd birth anniversary • Buddha Purnima • Buddhism • Gautama Buddha • Gregorian calendar • Hindu calendar • Lumbini • resolution 54/115 • UN General Assembly • United Nation • Vaishak Purnima • Vesak
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Purnima observed on May 18th marks the birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha and is celebrated by Hindus and Buddhists both in the entire world. Even though every full moon day is auspicious, the most important one is the full moon in May as all three major events of the life of Buddha took place ..
Topics: Buddha Purnima • Buddhists • enlightenment • Gautam Buddha • Hindus • Lord Vishnu • Lumbini • Mahaparinirvana. • Nirvana • salvation
Vice President undertakes four-day visit to Vietnam
Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu commenced his four-day official visit to Vietnam on 9 May 2019. His visit comes after a series of high-level exchanges between India-Vietnam in 2018 which include visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister in January and President in March to India. Key Highlights of Visit The Vice President will participate ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Topics: 16th United Nations Day of Vesak • Buddha Jayanti • Buddha Purnima • India for Humanity initiative • India-Vietnam • Jaipur Foot Artificial Limb Fitment Camp • M. Venkaiah Naidu • National Monument of Heroes and Martyrs • Nguyen Kim Thi Ngan • UNDV • Vesak • Vice President of India • Vietnam’s War Memorial