Greetings Everyone

I just wanted to thank everyone who commented on my question for
their thoughts.

It sounds to me that the answer is unclear. This doesn't entirely
surprise me.

I was asked the question by a fellow who noted that the Zen tradition
celebrates the Buddha's enlightenment in December. Perhaps the
answer has been lost. There's no reason to believe that it, too,
isn't transient.

Best Wishes

Jim Vuylsteke

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Ong Yong Peng" <ypong001@...> wrote:
> Dear Jeff, Jim and friends,
>
> thanks. While I don't rule out the possibilities, it is surprising
> that the full moon day of May were both European and Hindu
holidays.
> Can you give more details above the two holidays? Thanks.
>
> metta,
> Yong Peng
>
> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, macdocaz1@... wrote:
> Hello Jim, interesting question about the Full Moon in May. If I
> remember correctly it is a common European Pagan holiday, as well
as
> a Hindu holy-day, so it may be like Christmas is to the Christians,
a
> holdover from earlier times that was simply embraced by the new
> religious institution.