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Guru Purnima is an Indian and Nepalese festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers. This festival is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, to pay their respects to their teachers and express their gratitude. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day (''Purnima'') in the Hindu month of ''Ashadha'' (June–July) of the Shaka Samvat, which is the known as Hindu calendar in India and Nepal.〔Article ("Guru Poornima (Vyas Puja)" ) As on 22 July 2013 on www.Sanatan.org〕 This day marks the first peak of the lunar cycle after the peak of the solar cycle. ==Observances== The celebration is marked by ritualistic respect to the guru, ''Guru Puja''. The Guru Principle is said to be a thousand times more active on the day of Gurupurnima than on any other day.〔Article ("The Guru Principle" ) As on 22 July 2013 on www.Sanatan.org〕 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. Gurus are believed by many to be the most necessary part of life. On this day, disciples offer puja (worship) or pay respect to their guru (spiritual guide). In addition to having religious importance, this festival has great importance for Indian academics and scholars. Indian academics celebrate this day by thanking their teachers as well as remembering past teachers and scholars. Traditionally the festival is celebrated by Buddhists in honor of the lord Buddha who gave His first sermon on this day at Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Significance of Guru Purnima )〕 Many Hindus celebrate the day in honor of the great sage Vyasa, who is seen as one of the greatest gurus in ancient Hindu traditions and a symbol of the Guru-shishya tradition. Vyasa was not only believed to have been born on this day, but also to have started writing the Brahma Sutras on ashadha sudha padyami, which ends on this day. Their recitations are a dedication to him, and are organised on this day, which is also known as ''Vyasa Purnima''.〔 The festival is common to all spiritual traditions in Hinduism, where it is an expression of gratitude toward the teacher by his/her disciple. Hindu ascetics and wandering monks (sanyasis), observe this day by offering puja to their guru, during the Chaturmas, a four-month period during the rainy season, when they choose seclusion and stay at one chosen place; some also give discourses to the local public. Students of Indian classical music and Indian classical dance, which also follow the ''Guru shishya parampara'', celebrate this holy festival around the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guru Purnima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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