JAKARTA - Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas asked Buddhists to make Waisak a momentum to knit harmony after various dynamics of social life that occurred during the election.
"We congratulate the Tri Suci Vesak Day 2568 BE/2024 to Buddhists throughout Indonesia. Let's make the Vesak 2568 BE a momentum to re-knit the harmony after the election, after the dynamics of the presidential and legislative elections," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, May 22.
Gus Men, YaqutCholilQumas' nickname, said Vesak was a momentum to re-establish synergies together to make the best contribution to the nation's development in the future.
He appreciated the theme of the 2568 BE Vesak commemoration, namely "Self-awareness of Luhur, Harmonious, and Happy Ways of Life".
According to him, the theme of the commemoration is very relevant to the current nation's context, with the nation's awareness rich in diversity which is very important to maintain harmony and harmony.
"Because harmony is a prerequisite for development," said Gus Men.
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Tri Suci Vesak commemorates three important events that Buddha Gautama has passed, namely the Birth of Prince Sidharta, Pertapa Sidharta to Buddha, and Buddha Gautama Parinibbana (to death).
Through Vesak, Buddhists are reminded to always remember the struggle of the Buddhist Professor of Gautama in finding Dhamma the Truth of His Majesty which brought mankind to happiness, namely the noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of cause of suffering, the noble truth of the path of suffering, and the noble truth of the loss of suffering.
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