IMAGE- Buddhists around the world celebrated Vesak Day yesterday (11/5). In the Gambiran District and its surroundings, Celebration of the Tri Sacred Vesak 2561 it is centered at the Price Dhamma Vihara, Dusun Sidorejo Wetan, Yosomulyo Village, Gambiran District.
Some Buddhists also celebrate devotional puja at the Dhamma Mukti Vihara, Sidomukti Village, Yosomulyo Village. The celebration began with a pradaksina, namely walking around the monastery together while reciting chants.
Chairman of the Vesak celebration committee at Vihara Dhamma Haris, Desa Yosomolyo, Riono, said that the Vesak celebration was carried out as usual, starting with pradaksina led by Father Boimin.
“Before the prayer begins, we do pradaksina,” he said. After doing pradaksina, light him, followed by lighting five colored candles which are carried out alternately by Buddhist leaders and figures.
“The five-colored candle consists of blue, yellow, Red, white and orange,” he said. According to Riono, For Buddhists, the colors in the five colors have a special meaning. The blue color means devotion or devotion. While the yellow color is a symbol of wisdom. For red candles, means love and white candles have the meaning of purity.
“The orange candle symbolizes the spirit for Buddhists,” he said. For Vesak seconds, it's clear, carried out by Buddhists by doing meditation in the monastery at 04.00. That time marks the perfect full moon.
“Those Vesak seconds to mark the full moon,” clear. In addition to puja devotional activities, Riono said that in the Buddhist tradition, they conduct a gathering in the form of visiting a relative's house.
That activity, will many do the people on the second day. Besides that, there is also a local tradition of eating meatballs together. “This meatball is still available, please drop by,” he said to Jawa Pos Radar Tile. (radar)
