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Encyclopedia > Buddha's Birthday

Buddha's Birthday, the birthday of the Gautama Buddha, is traditionally celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese calendar. It is a holiday in Hong Kong, Macau and South Korea. The date varies from year to year in the Western (Gregorian) calendar: A birthday is the date on which a person was born. ... Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE, although Buddhist legends stated that he was born on April 8, 1029 BCE, and died on February 15, 949 BCE. Born Siddhartha... The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar formed by combining a purely lunar calendar with a solar calendar. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ...

In Japan, Buddha's Birthday is celebrated on April 8. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday, and the second day of the weekend in some cultures. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 2008 is a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2009 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2011 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... 2012 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ...


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