Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 20, 2021 visited Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh) to inaugurate an international airport and attend an event marking Abhidhamma Day at Mahaparinirvana Temple.
- The Abhidhamma Day marks the end of three-month rainy retreat – Varshavaas or Vassa – for the Buddhist monks during which time they stay at one place and pray.
- According to Buddhism, this is the day when Lord Buddha came back to earth from heaven.
- Lord Buddha is believed to have gone to the heaven to teach Abhidhamma Pitaka (a basket of ultimate things) to his mother. The teaching took three months after which Buddha came back to Earth. His followers too mark the three-month time by staying at one place and praying.
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