This document commemorates important Buddhist holidays and sites related to the life of the Buddha. It discusses Wesak, which celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of the Buddha. It then provides information about 14 important Buddhist pilgrimage sites, describing what occurred there related to the Buddha's life, and includes a short verse advocating avoiding certain mental hindrances and cultivating virtues like wisdom, generosity, and effort. It concludes by expressing gratitude and spreading loving kindness.

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WESAKWESAK
CommemoratesCommemorates
The Birth Of Siddhartha,The Birth Of Siddhartha,
His EnlightenmentHis Enlightenment
And The ParinibbanaAnd The Parinibbana
Of The BuddhaOf The Buddha

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Lumbini – Birth Place of Siddhartha Gautama
Let NOT Greed conquer and fill our mind
May we be contented all the time

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Lumbini – Birth Place of Siddhartha Gautama
Let NOT Hatred come and grow in us
May we cultivate Loving-Kindness

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Bodhgaya – Place where Siddhartha
attained Enlightenment
Let NOT Delusion cause us Suffering
May Wisdom grow through Dhamma Practicing

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Bodhgaya – Place where Siddhartha
attained Enlightenment
Let NOT Shamelessness lead us to Immorality
May the shame of wrong doing protect our Purity

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Sarnath – Where the Buddha preached
The First Sermon
Let NOT Fearlessness cause us to act wrongly
May we practice Morality mindfully

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Sarnath – Where the Buddha preached
The First Sermon
Let NOT Restlessness ever weaken our mind
May our Concentration grow and grow in time

9. 9Kushinagar – Where The Buddha attained Mahaparinibbana
Let NOT Wrong View lead us far astray
May Right Understanding come our way

10. 10Kushinagar – Where The Buddha attained Mahaparinibbana
Let NOT the mind be assailed by Envy
May Appreciative Joy grow staedily

11. 11Sravasti - Where the Buddha preached the Metta Sutta
Let NOT Covetousness kill Mental Peace
May Generosity help our greed to cease

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Sravasti - Where the Buddha preached the Metta Sutta
Let NOT Worry put us in Misery
May we practice Mindfulness ardently

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Rajgir – Where The Buddha preached The Heart Sutra
Let NOT Sloth and Torpor make our mind weak
May we have Effort and be energetic

14. 14Vaishali – Where The Buddha preaced The Ratana Sutta
Let NOT the Ego and Conceit conquer the mind
May we slay these defilements and see Truth Sublime

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Sankasya – Where the next Buddha,
Metteya Buddha would be born
Let NOT Doubt and Skeptism be a hindrance
May we The Triple Gem have Confidence

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“Gratitude
Brightens
Life”
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin