President greets Buddhists on Buddha Purnima

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DHAKA, May 5, 2020 (BSS) – Greeting the Buddhist community as well as the
countrymen on the eve of the Buddha Purnima, President M Abdul Hamid today
called upon the Buddhists to celebrate their holy religious festival at their
respective homes in view of the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

“Due to the pandemic coronavirus outbreak worldwide, the Buddha Purnima is
being celebrated in a different manner this year . . . I urge all of the
Buddhist community to celebrate their festival staying at their respective
homes,” he said in a message.

The President issued the message on the occasion of the Buddha Purnima,
the greatest religious festival related to the birth and attaining
enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha.

President Hamid said Gautam Buddha used to seek the welfare of mankind
always and he tried his best to make the whole world peaceful and prosperous.

He said Gautam Buddha disseminated the message of equity and friendship
throughout his entire life to establish peace and harmony across the globe.

The head of the state said the ideals and philosophy of Buddha can play an
important role in removing the degradation of moral values from the unstable
and intolerant world as well as establishing peace in society.

He said the civilisation and culture of the Buddhists are profoundly
integrated with the soil and the people of this country.

Noting that Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony, President Hamid
hoped that the country’s Buddhist community would play a proper role in the
development of Bangladesh upholding the ideals of Buddha.