Abhidhamma Day
The day marks the end of three-month rainy retreat - Varshavaas or Vassa - for the Buddhist monks and nuns during which time they stay at one place and pray.
- Abhidhamma Day is when Lord Buddha came back to earth from heaven according to widely held beliefs.
- He is believed to have gone to heaven to teach Abhidhamma Pitaka (a basket of ultimate things) to his mother.
- The teaching took three months after which Buddha came back to Earth. His followers too mark the three-month time by staying at one place and praying.
This Year’s Observation
- On 20th October, 2021, Prime Minister inaugurated ....