Festival "Buddha Purnima" brings joy to Buddhist community in Bangladesh

STORY: Festival "Buddha Purnima" brings joy to Buddhist community in Bangladesh DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: Various of Buddhist devotees SOUNDBITE 1(Bengali): SUPTA BARUA, DevoteeSOUNDBITE 2(Bengali): DHARMA MITRA MAHATHERO, MonkVarious of Buddhist devotees STORYLINE: Buddhists in Bangladesh on Sunday celebrated "Buddha Purnima", which marks Gautama Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): SUPTA BARUA, Devotee "My name is Supta Barua. I'm from Gazipur (on the outskirts of Dhaka). I wish everyone a happy Buddha Purnima. On this great day, I have come to the Buddha temple with my whole family to pray to the Buddha, so that all the members of my family stay well, healthy and have a long life. Special wishes for my baby, so that he can be established in life, be a good human, have a healthy, long life. We expressed gratitude to Lord Buddha for saving us from the pandemic in the past and also praying so that this pandemic doesn't co