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Guru Purnima
![]() Beliefs around This Day Amongst the followers of Buddhism, this festival is fundamentally meant for paying honour to Lord Buddha. It is believed that it is on this day that Lord Buddha gave his first ever sermon in Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh of India. Amongst the followers of Hinduism, this festival is fundamentally meant for remembering and celebrating the birth of Vyasa, who is considered as one of the greatest ever Gurus in the entire history of Hindu traditions and the Adi Guru (original Guru) of Hindus. Vyasa was born to sage Parashara and his wife Satyavati. He is the most apt representation of the very famous Guru-Shishya (teacher-disciple) tradition. He is also known for his creations ‘Mahabharata’ and ‘Srimad Bhagavat’. He divided and edited Veda into four- Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Veda, and wrote 18 Puranas. Besides being his date of birth, this day which is also known as ‘Vyasa Purnima’ commemorates for the significant event when he started writing Brahma Sutras on Ashadha Sudha Padyami. Time of Celebration Rituals and Celebrations 2. In the beliefs of Hinduism, a Guru is in no way less than a God. The conventional part of rituals and celebrations can be experienced at Ashrams, which abide by Guru-Shishya tradition. On this day, everyone wakes up early in the morning, which ritually should be at around 4 o’ clock. Besides those belonging to the Ashram, many others from outside come in to pay homage to their respective Guru. Disciples pray and meditate on their Guru. Fruits, flowers, and sweets are offered to Guru as a symbol of respect and love. Later, the sacred ritual of Guru’s feet is performed. All gurus, Sadhu, and Sanyasin are fed at noon. 3. It is considered as an extremely auspicious day to get started and get involved with spiritual learning. Traditionally, this has been one preferred day for all spiritualists to further intensify their spiritual Saadhna and escalate themselves up on the state of spirituality. 4. Disciples take oaths in order to grow up in their spiritual stature. Also, they observe fast and engage in prayers. New disciples who wish to get started with spiritual learning are received. Discourses and legends describing the role of Gurus go on throughout the entire day. 5. This day marks the beginning of the four-month period of ‘Chatrumas’. It was during the time of Chatrumas that spiritual masters and their disciples, who otherwise used to keep wandering, settled down at a place to read, sermon, and discuss Brahma Sutras created by Vyasa. 6. Guru Purnima is of utmost importance to farmers. It is the time when showers from the sky pour over their fields and give life to their crops.All the information given above are of general nature only, collected and reproduced for the general information only. However, if you want some specific, exclusive and deep information, you may avail our specially designed services, for satisfying your thirst of knowledge.To quench your thirst of knowledge, Please click any one of the following:
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