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BATHING THE BUDDHA

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bathing the buddha


A ceremony, especially one performed in Asia on the birthday of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni (Vesak), which falls on the fifteenth day of the fourth month. In it a miniature image of Shakyamuni, standing on a lotus throne with right hand pointing toward Heaven and left hand toward Earth, is bathed with water while flower offerings are made. The entire sangha participates in this ceremony. This custom is based on the tradition that immediately after the Buddha’s birth in the Lumbini Grove, nine dragons sprinkled Siddhartha, later the Buddha Shakyamuni, with water.


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