Buddha Jayanti, in Nepal is an auspicious day for Buddhists as well as Hindus. Buddha Jayanti is observed on the full moon day in Buddhist month of Baisakh. Normally the day for the celebration of Buddha’s birthday differ from year to year in the Gregorian calendar, but usually falls in Month of April or May. In leap years it may be celebrated in June. According to the lunisolar calendar as in Nepali Calendar – Buddha Jayanti is celebrated on the month of Baishakh on full moon day i.e Purnima. On this day, people perform rites such as feeding the monks. People perform Daan (act of donating goods and necessities to the monks). Budhha chantings and Mantras are played across stupas and Vihars (place for monks to dwell). Buddha Jayanti not only signifies his birth but also his attainment of Nirvana (state beyond life and death) and the abandonment of physical body as it is believed that it all happened of full moon of Baisakh . Life of Siddhartha Gautam Buddha was born in N...