Asadha Poornima – Dharma Chakra Day (Esala Poya / Asanha Bucha)

Friday, 3 Jul 2020 | 0 comments

IBC is organising a virtual celebration of Asadha Poornima – Dharma Chakra Day (Esala Poya / Asanha Bucha) on Saturday July 4, 2020
Join us live from 7:30 AM (IST) on https://youtube.com/ibcworld and https://facebook.com/ibcworld.org/ and Doordarshan channel

Asadha Poornima marks the full moon day where the Buddha taught the First Sermon to the five monks at Sarnath and started the first Sangha. It also marks the start of the Rains Season (Vassa) where the monastics go on a 3 months retreat.