On Sunday 25th November 2012, there is a Sanga Day Festival at the London Buddhist Centre. Running from 9am - 10pm, all are welcome and it is entry by donation. However, many other Sanga Day festivals will be being held around the UK.
Sangha Day is the second most important Buddhist festival. It celebrates the day when 1250 enlightened monks gathered to hear the Buddha preach at Veluvana Vihara. This was the first day the Buddha held a sermon.
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Sangha is the term for a Buddhist community. On this day, Buddhists celebrate the ideal of a spiritual community and also the spiritual community they are trying to create. It is a time where people can reaffirm their commitment to Buddhist practices and traditions. Celebrations on Sanga Day vary from meditations, the lighting of oil lamps, reaffirming commitment and chanting.
Traditionally, Sangha Day is a time to exchange gifts and has become a prominent festival amongst Western Buddhists.
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