Significance of Indian festival Guru Purnima
Significance of Indian festival Guru Purnima
1. Name of the festival
Guru Purnima
2. Celebration date
Celebrated every year on the full moon day of Ashada month as per Indian calendar, which falls in between June and July months as per English calendar. In 2022 it was on Wednesday, 13 July. In 2023 it will be on Monday, 3 July.
3. Celebration mode
On this day, Sishyas (disciples) worship or pay gratitude to their Guru.
4. Celebrated by
Hindus, Buddhists, Jains of India, Nepal etc
Rangoli with flowers
5. Significance of the festival
Guru Purnima festival is celebrated to express respect and gratitude towards Gurus (Guide).
As per Sanskrit literature,
Guru = Gu + Ru
where “Gu" means 'darkness (of ignorance)’ and "Ru" means 'the light (of knowledge)’[1].
Guru shows the correct path to his/ her students/ followers (Sishyas).
Ved Vyasa [2]
As per Jainism on this day, Lord Mahavir became the celebrated guru to Gautam Swami, his first disciple.
Lord Mahavir
According to Buddhism Lord Gautam Buddha delivered his first religious discourse to his first five disciples in Sarnath.
In Nepal this day is celebrated as teacher’s day.
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