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'WHAT IS GURU PURNIMA DAY?'   - BEST ANSWER

7/27/2018

 
Today is Guru Purnima Day (7/27/18)  and considered extremely auspicious.  Gurus or spiritual teachers are revered and honored by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains because gurus share enlightenment with others. Thus, they have a special festival celebrating teachers called Guru Purnima. It is s celebrated every year at the full moon (purnima) in the month of Ashadh (July - August). Along with celebrating and expressing gratitude for gurus/teachers, people often add spiritual disciplines which can include giving up meat, cigarettes, alcohol and committing to regular cycles of meditation, fasting, compassionate service.

Among Hindus, Guru Purnima is also the day they remember the great sage and teacher Maharishi Veda Vyasa. His contribution to Hindu life and culture is immense as Vyasa was the one who separated and categorized the Vedas into four parts – Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda.
He also
composed the epic of the Mahabharata, and created the foundation and structure of the many Puranas, the vast encyclopedias of Hindu sacred teachings.



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