Dhamma Chakra Pravartana Day
"...49 days after achieving Enlightenment prince Siddhartha gave the first discourse, Pathama Desana, to the five ascetics at the deer park of Migadaaya, located in Isipatana near the holy city of Varanasi, in the evening of the full moon day in the eighth month of Asalhi.
He spoke in simple Magadhi, the language his listeners understood well. The discourse was brief, with short, simple and precise statements. There were no definitions and no explanations. It was a direct and sincere narration of how prince Siddhartha has transformed into the Buddha. He spoke from his experience, narrated his findings and explained the Four Truths and the three aspects of each; and the Middle Path..."
I get goose bumps each and every time I read this... Beautiful, touching, inspiring... No words can describe it.
He spoke in simple Magadhi, the language his listeners understood well. The discourse was brief, with short, simple and precise statements. There were no definitions and no explanations. It was a direct and sincere narration of how prince Siddhartha has transformed into the Buddha. He spoke from his experience, narrated his findings and explained the Four Truths and the three aspects of each; and the Middle Path..."
I get goose bumps each and every time I read this... Beautiful, touching, inspiring... No words can describe it.