This presentation was presented in Daily Assembly on the occasion of Guru Purnima. This is a short presentation on how this day is celebrated in various religion.

1. Guru Purnima
Jheel Barad
Department of English, MKBU
13/07/2022

2. Guru Purnima (Poornima) is a tradition dedicated to all the spiritual Gurus, who
are evolved or enlightened humans, ready to share their wisdom.
This festival is traditionally observed to honour one's chosen spiritual
teachers or leaders.
It is observed on the Full Moon day (purnima) in the Hindu month of Ashadha
(June–July) as it is known in the Hindi calendar.
The word Guru is derived from two words, GU and RU. The Sanskrit root Gu
means ‘Darkness or Ignorance’, and Ru denotes the ‘Remover Of That
Darkness’. Therefore, a Guru Is One Who Removes The Darkness Of Our
Ignorance.
The festival was revived by Mahatma Gandhi to pay tribute to his spiritual
guru, Shrimad Rajchandra.

3. It is also known as Vyasa Purnima for it marks the birthday of
Veda Vyasa, the sage who authored the Mahabharata and compiled
the Vedas. Vyasa was not only believed to have been born on this
day, but also to have started writing the Brahma Sutras on ashada
suddha padyami, which ends on this day.
Traditionally the festival is celebrated by Buddhists in honor of
the Buddha who gave his first sermon on this day at Sarnath, UP,
India.
In the yogic tradition, the day is celebrated as the occasion when
Shiva became the first Guru, as he began the transmission of Yoga
to the Saptarishis. According to the Puranas, Shiva is considered
the first Guru.

4. In Nepal, Students honor their teachers by offering
delicacies, garlands, and special hats called Topi made with
indigenous fabric.
In Jainism Guru Purnima is celebrated as Treenok Guha
Purnima to honor Mahavira, the famous 24th Tirthankara in
Jainism.
This day is taken as a great opportunity to consolidate the
bond of teacher student relationships.

5. Happy guru Purnima
Thank you