Buddha Purnima 2020: Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Hema Malini & Other Celebs Extend Greetings To Fans!

Bollywood celebrities took to social media to extend greetings on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.

On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, several Bollywood celebrities took to social media to extend greetings to the nation and the followers of Lord Buddha around the world. Veteran actor and BJP MP Hema Malini took to Twitter and posted the picture of a Lord Buddha idol. "Today is Buddha Poornima or Buddha Jayanti when Buddhists all over the world celebrate the birth of the Buddha - the Enlightened One," she tweeted. "It is said he also attained enlightenment & nirvana on this same day & therefore it is extremely auspicious for these reasons," she further said in the tweet.

Today is Buddha Poornima or Buddha Jayanti when Buddhists all over the world celebrate the birth of the Buddha - the Enlightened One. It is said he also attained enlightenment & nirvana on this same day & therefore it is extremely auspicious for these reasons. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/sX2KhnCChl

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) May 7, 2020

Dhak Dhak girl Madhur Dixit Nene also took to Twitter and quoted Lord Buddha. "As Buddha once said, 'The greatest prayer is patience." - It's time for us to keep our patience and focus on what's best for us as well as the others. #HappyBuddhaPurnima to all!" the actor tweeted.

As Buddha once said, "The greatest prayer is patience." - It's time for us to keep our patience and focus on what's best for us as well as the others. #HappyBuddhaPurnima to all!

— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) May 7, 2020

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar also took to Twitter and shared a link to her song 'Buddham sharnam gachchaami', which is also used as a prayer for Lord Buddha. "Namaskar. Saare Vishwa ko Buddha Purnima ki hardik shubhkaamanayein," she tweeted.

Namaskar. Saare Vishwa ko Buddha Purnima ki hardik shubhkaamanayein. https://t.co/DIE0em6Hf5

— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) May 7, 2020

Amitabh Bachchan posted a picture of a temple of Buddha and wrote, "Buddha Purnima greetings."

T 3524 - Buddhha Purnima greetings .. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/vOLMbz8f24

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 7, 2020

The festival of Buddha Purnima is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who later became Gautam Buddha.