The 8th December is JODO - E (Bohdi Day)

Today, Dec. 8th is Jodo - e.
I mean, it's the day that Gautama Siddhartha was spiritually awakened under the Bohdi tree.


He became a priest at age, 29. And he reached to spiritual awakening at age, 35.

In Japan, many temples are holding the Buddhism rites.

To be exact, the event happened on Dec. 8th of lunar calendar.
But nowadays, the rites are carried out at solar calendar.

Gautama Siddhartha is called Shaka in Japanese.
See also items of Shaka.

And Bohdi tree (Bodaiju) is significant for Buddhist.
See also items of Bohdi tree.