Chhotanagpur Buddhist Society celebrated the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha with pomp and enthusiasm at the Buddha Temple located at Gorkha Chowk in the State Capital on Friday. Jharkhand Government's Finance Minister, Dr Rameshwar Oraon was the Chief Guest of Buddha Jayanti programme.
The State President of PASWA, Alok Kumar Dubey, Vice President, Lal Kishore Nath Shahdeo, Son of the Finance Minister, Rohit Priyadarshi Oraon, Shiv Oraon and Menhul Dubey along with the members of the committee worshiped Lord Buddha and wished for prosperity, peace, love, harmony, brotherhood, progress in the State.
In his message, Oraon said that if the world follows the teachings of Lord Buddha even today, there will be no violence anywhere. “Where there are thoughts of Buddha, there is a sense of compassion and kindness, follow the thoughts and objectives of Buddha. There is peace and love. On this day, we take a pledge to imbibe the thoughts of Buddha,” he added.
On the occasion Dubey said that the principles of Lord Buddha are guiding humanity even today. His life is a source of inspiration for us, his teachings inspire us to renounce violence and adopt the path of non-violence, he added.
Greeting people on the Budha Jayanti, Shahdeo said that Lord Buddha has taught social, economic, intellectual, political freedom and equality in his religion. “To get rid of worldly sorrows, Buddha has talked about walking on the Ashtangika path,” he added.
Three Lamas including Dawa Lama, Sonam Lava and Buddha Sagar Lama who came from Darjeeling completed all the worship programs. Chotanagpur Buddhist Society, Secretary, Suman Pradhan, Dheeraj Rai, Krishna Leembu, Munna Gurung, Indra Bahadur Gurung, Mithila Singh Rai, Deepali Rai, Suman Tamang, Chhaya Thapa, Maheshwari Rai, Sangi Tamang, Sapna Rai are played important role in making the Buddha Jayanti program a success.