Vesak is celebrated by millions of Buddhists around the world. A day commemorating the birth, awakening, and death of the ...

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 ...

Monday, May 12, 2025 is Vesak Day, the most sacred day to millions of Buddhists around the world. Traditions vary across Asia. In East Asian Buddhist schools, Vesak celebrates the birth of Buddha. In ...

Every year, on the full moon day of the sixth lunar month, Buddhists worldwide come together to honor Vesak, which ...

Buddha Purnima falls on the full moon day in the Hindu month of Vaisakha, usually observed in April or May. The word 'Purnima' means 'full moon,' while 'Vesak' is derived from the Pali word ...

During Vesak, Buddhists devotees pay special attention on the teachings of Lord Buddha, especially the five principles called as ‘Panchsheel’. On this day some even wear white colored robes and eat ...

Vesak Day, also known as Buddha Day, Buddha Purnima, or Visakha Bucha, is one of the most important dates in the Buddhist calendar. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama ...

Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter Most Ven.Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayaka Thera issuing a statement to mark the Vesak day said shaping lifestyles according to the teachings of the Buddha ...

Vesak Day celebrates Buddha Gautama, the Great Teacher or Spiritual Guru around the 5th century BC. Also known as Siddhartha Gautama, he was born into royalty but believed that wealth did not ...

Wat Chang Lom was built to house the Buddha relics. To pay homage, visitors who want to celebrate Vesak Day can walk around the sacred stupa three times while carrying flowers, incense, and lit ...

The second day of the “Vesak Bhakti Gee Saraniya”, held in parallel with the “Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya” jointly organized by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, the Presidential Secretariat and the ...