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Detailed explanation-1: -History of Bodhi Day He meditated in Bodh Gaya, a town in northeastern India, under a Peepal tree (a species of Banyan fig), now famously known as the Bodhi Tree, and resolved to continue meditating until he achieved ‘bodhi’ (’enlightenment’). He attained bodhi at the age of 35, after 49 days of continuous meditation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhists celebrate Bodhi Day to commemorate the day Siddhartha Gautama experienced enlightenment. CLIVE, Iowa-Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday commemorating the day Buddha, sometimes known as Siddhartha Gautama or Shakyamuni Buddha, experienced enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Saga Dawa: This festival is specially held to mark the holiest occasion of Buddhism which is coincided by Lord Buddhas birth, enlightenment and attainment of the Nirvana. This festival falls on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunar year.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is celebrated on the Full Moon Day of May (Vaisakh) and is celebrated as the thrice blessed day as all the important events in the life of Lord Buddha-His birth in Lumbini, His attainment of Enlightenment in Buddhagaya and entering into Mahaparinirvana in Kusinagar took place on this eventful day.