Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.
Bodhi Day falls on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. In Japan and many other parts of the world, it is celebrated on the 8th December. ...the king of the humans was ...
The Rev. Koshi Yagi will be the keynote speaker during the annual Bodhi Day Service at 9 a.m., Sunday at the Kapa‘a Hongwanji Mission. The public is invited to this auspicious service ...
In Buddhism, Bodhi Day celebrates the day that the Buddha reached enlightenment under a peepal tree, after years of extreme ascetic practices. “Bodhi” means “to awaken”. The holiday is ...