Vesak is celebrated by millions of Buddhists around the world. A day commemorating the birth, awakening, and death of the Buddha. Special thanks to @gunnertravel for his Singapore footage!

Vesak is a Buddhist festival that is usually celebrated in May or early June. It celebrates Buddha’s birthday. For some Buddhists, it also marks his enlightenment, which is when he found out ...

It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born. It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment, and it was on the ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended warm greetings to the followers of Buddhism across the world on the occasion of Vesak being celebrated today. In a message on his X handle, he called for ...

This year’s Vesak celebration, themed “Unity and Compassion for Human Dignity: Buddhist Wisdom for Global Peace and Sustainable Development,” will take place from April 28 to May 8, with the main ...

Coordination and progress On March 24, the second meeting of the Interdisciplinary Task Force to support the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in organizing the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025 was held at the ...

Your browser does not support HTML5 video. A function to mark Vesak Day, the birthday of the founder of Buddhism Religion, Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as ...

If AB82 becomes law, the governor shall annually proclaim the day of the first full moon in May to be “Vesak Day," also known as “Buddha Day,” in the State of Nevada.