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The Greater Discourse on the Full-moon Night by Kingsley Heendeniya In India, at the time of the Buddha and before, within each fortnight,
the nights of the full moon, new moon and half-moon were regarded as
specially auspicious. During his six year struggle for Enlightenment, the
Bodhisattva spent many such holy nights alone, as he says, 'in such
awe-inspiring abodes as orchard shrines, woodland shrines and tree
shrines, which make the hair stand up. Other Stories
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