Celebrating Vesak through Amisa Pooja
Yesterday marked the Vesak Full Moon Poya day and
today is the day following the Vesak Poya day. Apart from performing
the religious rituals associated with a poya day, Vesak is
celebrated throughout the country with the emphasis on Amisa pooja.
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Four hallowed places of Buddhists worship
The flowers bloom. The entire environment is
pleasing to the eye and mind. The Buddhist world is making elaborate
arrangements to celebrate Vesak - the Birth, Enlightenment and the
Parinibbana of the Buddha.
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Over 15 million born prematurely
About 15 million premature babies are born every
year - more than 1 in 10 of the world's births and a bigger problem
than previously believed, according to the first country-by-country
estimates of this obstetric epidemic.
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