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On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness

  • Written by Megan Bryson, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Tennessee
imageBuddha statues in Sarnath, India, where he attained enlightenment.Alexander Reshnya/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

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