Whence the 8th Day of the 4th Lunar Month as the Buddha's Birthday
Two dates, the 8th day of the 4th lunar month (Date A) and the 8th day of the 2nd lunar month (Date B), are found in Chinese Buddhist translations as the Buddha’s birthday. However, how to understand the simultaneous existence of both of these dates remains an unresolved problem. This paper proposes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 4 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sino-Indian calendar
B puṣyanakṣatra B April 8 B Buddha’s birthday B Vaiśākha |
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