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What i am thinking is Najib visit to the temple is just a visit by a PM on an auspicious day such as Wesak day.
*SUSAN LOONE's Blog* 2009
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Happy Buddha Day (Wesak)! to you all by Ashin Mettacara on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11: 34: 14 AM
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Wesak Day aka Vesak Festival celebrates three major events in the life of Lord Buddha: His birth, Enlightenment and passing away (achievement of Nibbana).
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And of course it\'s also Wesak, the full Moon under which the Buddha was born, achieved enlightenment and finally passed from this world which he had so much compassion for. '
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Thus, all the three major events in Lord Buddha's life happened on a full moon day in the month of Wesak.
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This year, Wesak Day falls on 8th May which is today.
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Lord Buddha was born as Prince Siddhattha Gotama on a full moon day in the month of Wesak (in Indian which is month of May in present day calendar) in 623 BC.
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This auspicious event took place at dawn in the month of Wesak in 588 BC, which was also a full moon day.
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Wesak Day is therefore the most important festival of the year.
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