Magha Puja

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu festival
gptkbp:activity gptkb:meditation
listening to sermons
merit-making
processions with candles
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Makha_Bucha
gptkbp:calendar gptkb:event
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:commemorates the spontaneous gathering of 1,250 disciples to hear Buddha’s teachings
gptkbp:date full moon day of the third lunar month
gptkbp:firstObserved ancient India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magha Puja
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
gptkbp:prohibits alcohol sales in Thailand on this day
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Asalha_Puja
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Vesak
gptkbp:significance honors the Fourfold Assembly
marks the occasion when Buddha delivered the Ovādapātimokkha
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Thailand_(proposed)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4