Week 5: Transtate Short paragraph
(A) Asarha Puja and Buddhist Lent
The Asanha Puja Day is one of the sacred days in Buddhism as it marks the
coming into existence of the Triple Gems, namely: the Lord Buddha, His Teachings and
His Disciples. The day falLs on the fifteenth day of the waxing moon of the eighty Lunar
month (July). It is an anniversary of the day on which Lord Buddha delivered the First
Sermon to his first five disciples at the Deer Park in Benares over two thousand five
hundred years ago.
To observe this auspicious day, Buddhists aLL over the country perform merit-
making and observe Silas (Precepts). Some go to the temples to offer food and
offerings to the monks and also Listen to a sermon to purify their minds. The Asanha
Puja Day falLs on the day preceding the Buddhist Lent which starts on the first day of
the waning moon of the eighth Lunar month.