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| DRUPKA
TESHI |
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Sikkim |
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| In the month
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August |
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| Religion :
Buddhism |
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Falls on the fourth day (Tse-shi) of the sixth
Tibetan month (Dhrup-ka), around August, celebrates Buddha's first preaching of
the four "Noble Truths" to his first five disciples in Deer Park at Sarnath.
1. "Truth of Suffering"
2. Truth is the truth of the origin of Suffering Karma and Delusion and their
causes.
3. Truth is the cessation of the Suffering or the attainment of Nirvana.
4. Truth is the truth of the "Eight Fold Path" leading to Nirvana.
At Gangtok, it is marked by prayers at the Deer Park and at a secluded place
called Muguthang in extreme North Sikkim, followed by Yak race. |
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