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Saga Dawa is a very holy and auspicious day. It is called the “month of merits” during which five important life events of Lord Buddha took place. It is believed that Lord Buddha was conceived, born, defeated evil forces, attained enlightenment and passed away into Mahaparinirvana. It is said that both positive and negative deeds during this month is multiplied 100,000 times. On this day people visit monasteries and temples and perform various virtuous deeds and try to remain vegetarian. It is said that 60 billion animals are fed and killed in a year in the world. Hence it becomes important to remain vegetarian not only in this month but for the rest of the life or at least reduce the consumption of meat. Enjoy Holy Saga Dawa!
