Here many thousands of the citizens become Buddhists. The King gave as a residence for the Buddha and his Order a quiet and suitable place called Veluvana Vihara (Bamboo Grove). There, three ascetics regarded as great teachers become Buddhist monks together with their disciples, the reported number being one thousand.īimbisara, the King of that State, become a Buddhist, taking the Triple Gem as his spiritual guide and supporting the Buddha’s mission. The Buddha himself went to preach at Rajagaha, the capital of Magadha State. The teaching of the Awakened One has since spread to many people in many lands.
The Buddha urged the monks to journey in different directions and places, to disseminate the Law of the Truth. The Order now, increased to sixty in number.
He took as his refuge the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. There he ordained Yasa, the son of an influential family, who had approached the Buddha and had received instructions on the discourse concerning the Fivefold Principles, namely generosity, morality, happy life, renunciation and the benefit of ordination. The Buddha then made a retreat at Isapatana in the Deer Park near Benares. The Buddha delivered his First Discourse to the Five Ascetics, namely Anna Kondanna, Vappa, Bhaddiya, Mahanama and Assaji, who when they heard the Englightened One were ordained and become the Five Noble Disciples. The historical events preceding this period must be reviewed briefly. It was the period in which the Buddha constituted the Main Code of his instructions and which is universally regarded as the heart of Buddhist Teachings. In Thailand, the ceremony of Magha Puja is performed to emphasize the significance of the Magha month. The Magha Puja Day, also known as วันมาฆบูชา (Wan Makha Bucha) is the annual celebration of the Buddhists held on the Full Moon Day of the third lunar month (February) in the Buddhist countries.
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