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| Magha Puja Day in Thai | |
Celebrating Magha Puja Day. Magha Puja day or Sangha Day marks the four auspicious occasions which happened nine months after the Enlightenment of the Buddha at Veluvana Bamboo Grove near Rajagaha in Northern India. Magha Puja Day is referred to as “Magha Bucha” Day in Thai which is for veneration of the Buddha and his teachings on the full moon day of the third lunar month. Stamp shows King Piliyakka accosting Sama after having shot him with an arrow mistaking him to be a deer which is shown standing very near to Sama. In his left hand Sama is holding a covered pot in which he was carrying water for his blind parents. |
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 03.03.1996 |
| Category | Buddhist Symbol Events |
| Type | Maximum Card |