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Prabarana Purnima

Probarona Purnima, the second largest festival of the Buddhist community. It is also known as ‘Ashwini Purnima’.

 

The word ‘Probarona’ comes from the Sanskrit language. The Pali form of the word ‘Probarona’ is ‘Pobarona’ - means ‘forbidding’, ‘completion of education’, ‘fulfilment of desires’, ‘satisfaction of hope’, ‘acceptance in the right way’, ‘acknowledgment of faults’, etc.

 

In all, Probarona means accepting the true and good deeds by rejecting the untruthful and unskilled deeds.

 

The ritual of Probarona is self-purification and accepting the true and the beautiful by rejecting evil. After the attainment of Gautama Buddha, Ashwini celebrated the festival of Probarona at the end of the three-month rainy season from Ashari to the date of the full moon. Since then, the day has been solemnly celebrated in Buddhist culture.

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Uploaded on October 9, 2022
Taken on October 9, 2022