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| Celebrating Magha Puja Day. | |
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 Temiya realising his strength and lifting the chariot in which he was brought to be killed in one hand as if it was a toy cart.
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.
Stamp shows the sea goddess Manimekhala rescuing Mahajanaka from the raging Sea. Also shown on the stamp is the sinking ship on which Mahajanaka was travelling, a sea creature swallowing a passenger and another looking at Mahajanaka being rescued who was its intended prey.
Stamp shows Nemi-kumar being taken around the depths of hell in the chariot fitted out by King Sakka, the King of the Gods to take Nemi-kumar to heaven. Also seen on this stamp are images of several sinners undergoing various types of punishment and tortures for sins committed while on Earth. |
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 1996 |
| Category | Events Buddhist Arts Buddhist Story |
| Type | Postage Stamps |