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Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
August 30, 2023 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day is the second Poya in the Vas season (Rainy-retreat).
It is the start of the rainy retreat for the Bhikkhu ordained monks.
Nikini Poya day celebrates the Dhamma Sangayana – the First Buddhist Council. According to Buddhist tradition, the council was held shortly after the death of the Buddha, and is dated to have taken place around 400 BCE.