Buddha Purnima 1983
Birth, enlightenment and mahaparinirvana of the Buddha on Vaishakha Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:09
- Sunset18:41
- Fasting window (tithi)1983-05-25 · 23:59 → 1983-05-27 · 00:18
- Parana (tithi ends)00:181983-05-27
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Buddha Purnima puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaBuddha Purnima — Frequently Asked Questions
Why do three events fall on Buddha Purnima?
Tradition holds that the Buddha's birth, his enlightenment and his parinirvana each occurred on the full moon of Vaishakha, though years apart — which is why this single day carries all three and is the holiest of the Buddhist year.
Is Buddha Purnima a Hindu festival too?
Yes. Hindus count the Buddha as the ninth avatar of Vishnu, and the day coincides with the Vaishakha full moon, kept with a holy bath and dana. It is observed by both traditions.
What is offered on Buddha Purnima?
Kheer is traditional — recalling Sujata's offering of milk-rice — along with white flowers, incense and a lamp. The deeper offering is ahimsa, giving, and meditation.
Other major festivals in 1983
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1983
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1983
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 1983
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1983
- Holi — 29 March 1983
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 1983
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1983
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1983
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1983
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1983
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1983
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1983
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1983
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1983
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1983
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 1983
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 1983
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1983
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1983
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1983
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1983
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1983
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1983
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1983
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1983
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1983
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1983
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1983
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1983
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1983
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