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hinese uddhists estive ays

ese are the holy days that Chinese Buddhists celebrate by vis-

iting temples to make offerings of prayers, incense, fruits, flow-

ers and donations. On such days they observe the moral precepts

very strictly as well as a full day’s vegetarian diet, a practice

originally from China.

e dates given are based on the Chinese Lunar system so that

1.1 means the ‘First day of the First lunar moon’ and so on.

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8.12 — Buddha Sakyamuni’s Enlightenment Day.

30.12 — Avatamsaka Bodhisattva’s Birthday.

1.1 — Maitreya Buddha’s Birthday.

9.1 — Sakra Devaraja’s Birthday

8.2 — Sakyamuni’s Renunciation Day

15.2 — Sakyamuni Buddha’s Mahapari-Nirvana Day

19.2 — Birthday of Kuan Shih Yin P’usa.

21.2 — Birthday of Pu Hsien P’usa

16.3 — Birthday of Cundi P’usa

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