Srilanka, May 13 -- The entire Nation is enveloped in spiritual fervour as it celebrates yet another Vesak Poya Day marking the Birth, Enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha. Religious activi ...

From Maradana to Bambalapitya, it is a sea of make- shift card shops, each containing cards with romantic greetings. Under the guise of Vesak greetings, many contain wishes to meet again in the ...

COVID -19 pandemic opened the eyes of the world that Vesak celebrations too could go digital in Cyberspace. Thus “cyber Vesak” allows for wider access to traditional practices and promotes the ...

During this Vesak season the name of HelpAge Sri Lanka (HASL) comes to the minds of everybody, especially those who send HelpAge Vesak Greeting cards to their loved ones. This year too HelpAge has ...

Sri Lanka, May 12 -- The Presidential Secretariat has organised a series of events to mark this year's Vesak festival. Under the patronage of the Presidential Secretariat, a Bakthi Ghee recital ...

As the Vesak season is coming closer, anyone who wishes to contribute towards HelpAge’s free cataract surgery programme could now be a partner of this worthy cause by purchasing greeting cards.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Vesak is a Buddhist festival that is usually celebrated in May or early June. It celebrates Buddha’s birthday. For ...

Taking place on Thursday 23 May (at the time of the first full moon of the lunar month Vesakha) and celebrated by Buddhists around the world, Vesak is one of the most important Buddhist festivals.

Vesak (say "VEE-sak") is the most important day in the Buddhist calendar.It’s a holiday that celebrates the birth of Buddha. He's the person who began the religion known as Buddhism. The day is ...

However, while previous iterations of the White House Vesak ceremony were kept small due to pandemic restrictions, this year participants will include an array of ambassadors and representatives ...

"Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B ...

Learn about the Buddhist festival of Vesak with Art and Enda and how their family celebrates it in this BBC Bitesize guide for Reception.