Dual significance of Sambuddhatva Jayanthi

This is the sacred moment at which we celebrate the Attainment of Supreme Enlightenment by Ascetic Siddhartha, 2,600 years ago. While we are totally focused on the 2,600th anniversary of the Attainment of Enlightenment, we are quite likely to overlook that 2011 marks the 2,600th anniversary of the birth of Buddhism as well.

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