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Bodhi Day is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautauma (Shakyamuni), experienced enlightenment,〔(Buddhist Holidays )〕 also known as ''bodhi'' in Sanskrit and Pali. According to tradition, Siddhartha had recently forsaken years of extreme ascetic practices and resolved to sit under a peepal tree and simply meditate until he found the root of suffering, and how to liberate oneself from it.〔(Life of Buddha )〕 ==Shakyamuni's Great Awakening== Traditions vary on what happened. Some say he made a great vow to Nirvana and Earth to find the root of suffering, or die trying. In other traditions, while meditating he was harassed and tempted by the god Mara (literally, "Destroyer" in Sanskrit), demon of illusion.〔〔(Following the Buddha's Footsteps )〕 Other traditions simply state that he entered deeper and deeper states of meditation, confronting the nature of the self. In the Pali Canon, there are several discourses said to be by Buddha himself, relating to this story. In The Longer Discourse to Saccaka (MN 36),〔(Maha-Saccaka Sutta: The Longer Discourse to Saccaka )〕 the Buddha describes his Enlightenment in three stages: # During the first watch of the night, the Buddha discovered all of his past lives in the cycle of rebirth, realizing that he had been born and reborn countless times before. # During the second watch, the Buddha discovered the Law of Karma, and the importance of living by the Eightfold Path. # During the third watch, the Buddha discovered the Four Noble Truths, finally reaching Nirvana. In his words: All traditions agree that as the morning star rose in the sky in the early morning,〔(The Life of the Buddha ) at About.com〕 the third watch of the night, Siddhartha finally found the answers he sought and became Enlightened, and experienced Nirvana.〔 Having done so, Siddhartha now became a Buddha or "Awakened One".〔〔 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「Bodhi Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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