Guru Purnima, otherwise called Vyasa Purnima, is celebrated on full moon day or Purnima of the Shukla Paksh or the waxing moon in the Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar. In 2019, Guru Purnima falls on July 16. This festival commemorates the goodness of spiritual gurus and teachers as a large number of devotees worship and thank their gurus for edification.
Guru Purnima is believed that Lord Buddha gave his first lesson on this day. After five weeks of accomplishing illumination under the Bodhi tree, Buddha went from Bodhgaya to Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh where he gave the message on the full moon day. The devotees of Buddha in this manner, celebrate this day to worship him.
The festival is celebrated in nations like India, Nepal and different nations of Buddhist and Jain impact. Individuals worship their spiritual preceptors and give them gifts. They visit their temples and offer them respect and look for their blessings.
The vast majority observe quick on this day as a symbol of loving exchange and prayers for the long life of the Guru so as to get his/her regular guidance.
In the antiquated Hindu texts, Gurus had an incredible significance in a disciple’s life. Gurus allude to the spiritual guide who illuminates disciples by his knowledge and teachings. Guru Purnima is likewise celebrated as Vyasa Purnima as this day denotes the birth anniversary of Guru Veda Vyasa, who is commonly viewed as the author of the Mahabharata.
Guru Purnima or Vyasa Purnima is celebrated in the Ashadha month of the Hindu calendar on the Purnima or the full moon day of the Shukla Paksh or the waxing moon. This year, the festival will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 16.
The Guru Purnima Tithi will start at 01:48 am on Tuesday, July 16, and will end at 03:07 am on July 17. Strikingly, July 17 will likewise the mark the partial Lunar Eclipse 2019 or Chandra Grahan 2019 in India.
The word ‘Guru’ is derived from two Sanskrit words ‘Gu’ signifying ‘darkness or ignorance’ and ‘Ru’ signifying ‘removal’. Thus, Guru is believed to be the removal of darkness from our lives. The festival is celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists. The day honors the birth anniversary of Ved Vyasa, the author and a character in the epic Mahabharata. The day additionally denotes the event when Gautama Buddha gave his first lesson at Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh. In 2019, Guru Purnima falls on July 16.
In Hindu tradition, the word Guru alludes to somebody who removes his disciples from the darkness of ignorance and edifies them with knowledge and awareness. So as to respect gurus and pay a tribute to their diligent work, Hindus celebrate Guru Purnima.
While Sri Madhvacharya, Adi Shankara, and Sri Ramanuja Acharya are some of the well known gurus in the Indian culture, the disciples of Gautam Buddha additionally respect him on this day, as it is believed that Lord Buddha conveyed his first sermon on the day of Guru Purnima.
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