Vesak
vesak pali vesākha sanskrit vaiśākha also known buddha jayanti buddha purnima buddha day holiday traditionally observed buddhist south asia southeast asia well tibet mongolia among important buddhist festival festival commemorates birth enlightenment nibbāna death parinirvāna gautama buddha theravada tibetan buddhism navayana name vesak derived pali term vesākha sanskrit vaiśākha lunar month vaisakha considered month buddha birth mahayana buddhist tradition holiday known sanskrit name vaiśākha derived variant east asian tradition celebration buddha birthday typically occurs around traditional timing vesak buddha awakening death celebrated separate holiday occur time calendar bodhi day nibbāna day south asian tradition vesak celebrated full moon day vaisakha month vesak day mark birth enlightenment ultimate death buddha although buddhist festival centuriesold tradition first conference world fellowship buddhist held sri lanka formalized decision celebrate vesak buddha birthday across multiple buddhist country resolution adopted world conference read follows conference world fellowship buddhist recording appreciation gracious act majesty maharaja nepal making fullmoon day vesak public holiday nepal earnestly request head government country large small number buddhist found take step make fullmoon day month may public holiday honour buddha universally acclaimed one greatest benefactor humanity vesak day buddhist world commemorate event significance buddhist tradition birth enlightenment death buddha gautama buddhism spread india assimilated many foreign culture consequently vesak celebrated many different way world india vaishakh purnima day also known buddha jayanti day traditionally accepted buddha birth day united nation un resolved internationally observe day vesak headquarters office month may usually one full moon day full moon occasionally two two full moon month may country including sri lanka cambodia malaysia celebrate vesak first full moon others thailand singapore celebrate holiday full moon th lunar month difference also manifest observance buddhist holiday traditionally observed local full moon vesak devout buddhist follower alike assemble various temple dawn ceremonial honorable hoisting buddhist flag singing hymn praise holy triple gem buddha dharma teaching sangha disciple devotee may bring simple offering flower candle josssticks lay foot teacher symbolic offering remind follower beautiful flower would wither away short candle josssticks would soon burn life subject decay destruction devotee enjoined make special effort refrain killing kind encouraged partake vegetarian food day country notably sri lanka two day set aside celebration vesak liquor shop slaughter house closed government decree two day also bird insect animal released thousand known life release give freedom captivity imprisoned tortured practice however banned country singapore released animal unable survive longterm may adversely impact local ecosystem devout buddhist wear simple white clothing spend whole day temple renewed determination observe eight precept devout buddhist undertake lead noble life according teaching making daily affirmation observe five precept however special day notably new moon full moon day observe eight precept train practice morality simplicity humility temple also display small statue buddha front altar small basin decorated flower filled water sweet tea devotee pour statue symbolic cleansing practitioner bad karma reenact event following buddha birth devas spirit made heavenly offering devotee expected listen talk given monk day monk recite verse uttered buddha twentyfive century ago invoke peace happiness government people buddhist reminded live harmony people faith respect belief people buddha taught celebrating vesak also mean making special effort bring happiness unfortunate like aged disabled sick day buddhist distribute gift form cash volunteering various charitable home throughout country vesak also time great joy happiness expressed pandering one appetite concentrating useful activity decorating illuminating temple painting creating exquisite scene life buddha public dissemination devout buddhist also vie one another provide refreshment vegetarian food follower visit temple pay homage enlightened one according tradition buddha instructed follower pay homage died saw faithful attendant ananda weeping buddha advised weep instead understand universal law compounded thing including even body must disintegrate advised everyone cry disintegration physical body regard teaching dharma teacher truth dhamma eternal subject law change also stressed way pay homage merely offering flower incense light truly sincerely striving follow teaching exact date vesak based asian lunisolar calendar primarily celebrated vaisakha month buddhist hindu calendar hence name vesak nepal considered birthcountry buddha celebrated full moon day vaisakha month hindu calendar traditionally called buddha purnima purnima meaning full moon day sanskrit theravada country following buddhist calendar fall uposatha day full moon typically th th lunar month nowadays sri lanka nepal india bangladesh malaysia vesakbuddha purnima celebrated day first full moon may gregorian calendar country using lunisolar calendar date vesak buddha birthday varies year year gregorian calendar usually fall april may leap year may celebrated june bhutan celebrated th day fourth month bhutanese lunar calendar thailand lao singapore indonesia vesak celebrated fourteenth fifteenth day fourth month chinese lunar calendar china korea vietnam philippine buddha birthday celebrated eighth day fourth month chinese lunar calendar japan buddha birthday observed date gregorian calendar ie april myanmar buddha birthday celebrated full moon kasun public holiday celebrated watering bodhi tree chanting large pagoda music dance also performed part celebration following table year date per buddhist calendar thailand thailand vesak day known visakha buja day visakha puja day buddhist usually make merit going temple vowing keep buddhist precept offering food monk listening dhamma talk practicing vipassana meditation temple lao vixakha bouxa festival lao version thai visakha puja closely resembles commemorates birth enlightenment death buddha said happened date held around month may vesak based lunar calendar celebration include dance poem parade procession deep meditation theatrical performance puppet show boun bang fay one part vixakha bouxa festival called boun bang fay rocket festival occurs hottest driest season year large homemade rocket launched sky attempt convince celestial being send rain traditionally buddhist monk made rocket hollow bamboo tube filled gunpowder among thing nowadays lay people make bang fai like firework hold competition highest fastest colorful rocket event take place side mekhong river border thailand lao people democratic republic sometimes team neighbouring country compete tourist travel long distance witness popular event indonesia significant traditional holy day observed throughout indonesia known waisak day borobudur thousand buddhist monk join repeat mantra meditate circuit temple ritual called pradaksina form tribute temple monk celebrate special day bottling holy water symbolises humility transporting flame symbolize light enlightenment location location monk also take part pindapata ritual receive charity people indonesia waisak day indonesia celebrated national public holiday every year since malaysia celebrated buddhist mark three momentous event buddha life – birth enlightenment departure human world wesak celebration malaysia begin dawn devotee gather buddhist temple nationwide meditate eight precept donation – giving food needy offering incense joss stick – prayer carried sutra chanted unison monk saffron robe celebration highlighted candle procession wesak day malaysia national public holiday myanmar burma myanmar burma vesak known full moon day kason ကဆုန်လပြည့် ဗုဒ္ဓနေ့ second month traditional burmese calendar date public gazetted holiday buddhist devotee typically celebrate offering alms buddhist monk adhering stringent set buddhist precept practicing meditation freeing fish bird captivity throughout country date also marked traditional festival called nyaungyethun bodhi tree water pouring festival ညောင်ရေသွန်းပွဲ whereby devotee visit pagoda monastery kyaung pour scented water sacred bodhi tree using clay pot ensure tree hold great significance buddhism die peak summer tradition date back precolonial era continues take place major pagoda shwekyetyet shwekyetkya pagoda former royal capital amarapura konbaung era court poet letwe thondara composed complete set yadu poem describing festival meza hill near katha exiled king hsinbyushin philippine philippine date vesak known araw ni bisyak kaarawan ni buddha araw ni buddha adlaw sa buddha follows chinese lunar calendar like china japan filipino also bathe statue day singapore singapore vesak day made public holiday many public petition replacing whit monday early decade th century vesak day associated ceylonese community celebrated along national day twoday event world war ii movement make vesak day public holiday singapore buddhist association leading petition vietnam vietnam vesak also known phật đản vesak national public holiday south vietnam public festival float lantern parade street president ngô đình diệm member vietnam catholic minority south vietnamese buddhist allowed celebrate vesak faced many restriction may day vesak vietnam vietnamese buddhist protesting president diệms ban buddhist flag city huế tension rose throughout day protester gathered around government radio station vietnamese army police called disperse crowd soon army started shoot throw grenade crowd nine killed four seriously injured event considered beginning vietnam buddhist crisis culminated governmental coup assassination president diệm successive south vietnamese government recognized vesak public holiday allowed celebration go however fall saigon day longer public holiday since festival witnessed revival across country vesak celebration officially held vietnamese buddhist sangha every year aggregated international delegate great event th united nation day vesak celebration nepal vesak commonly known nepal buddha jayanti widely celebrated across country predominantly lumbini – birthplace buddha swayambhu – holy temple buddhist also known monkey temple main door swayambhu opened day therefore people kathmandu valley stimulated event thousand pilgrim various part world come together celebrate buddha birthday birthplace lumbini nepal buddha worshipped religious group therefore buddha jayanti marked public holiday people donate food clothes needy also provide financial aid monastery school buddhism taught practised sri lanka vesak celebrated religious cultural festival sri lanka full moon lunar month vesak usually gregorian month may one week festival often celebrated people different religion sri lanka week selling alcohol fresh meat usually prohibited slaughter house also closed celebration include religious almsgiving activity electrically lit pandals called thoranas erected location mainly colombo kandy galle elsewhere sponsored donor religious society welfare group pandal illustrates story jataka tale addition colorful lantern called vesak kuudu hung along street front home signify light buddha dharma sangha food stall set buddhist devotee called dansälas provide free food icecream drink passersby group people community organization business government department sing bhakti gee buddhist devotional song colombo experience massive influx people part country week india india full moon day vaisakha month hindu calendar celebrated buddha purnima festival commonly known buddha purnima purnima mean full moon day sanskrit hindi language also called buddha jayanti jayanti meaning birthday sanskrit festival public holiday india bangladesh vesak day important festival bengali buddhist bangladesh celebrated chittagong dhaka buddhist region country bangla language known buddho purnima also public holiday bangladesh japan japan vesak hanamatsuri 花祭 also known kanbutsue 灌仏会 gōtane 降誕会 busshōue 仏生会 yokubutsue 浴仏会 ryūgee 龍華会 hanaeshiki 花会式 public holiday based legend nine dragon appeared sky buddha birthday poured amṛta used celebrated th day fourth month chinese calendar based one legend proclaims day buddha birthday present celebration observed april solar calendar since government meiji japan adopted western solar calendar official calendar since th day fourth month lunar calendar commonly fall may current solar calendar celebrated month earlier japan vesak celebration include pouring amacha 甘茶 sweet tea made hydrangea macrophylla statue buddhist religious site temple viharas involved ceremony conducted lay buddhist priest monk nun south korea south korea birthday buddha celebrated th day th month korean lunar calendar well hong kong macau official holiday day called 석가탄신일 seokga tansinil meaning buddha birthday 부처님 오신 날 bucheonim osin nal meaning day buddha came grown one nation biggest cultural festival lotus lantern cover entire temple throughout month often flooded street day buddha birth many temple provide free meal tea visitor breakfast lunch provided often sanchae bibimbap yeondeunghoe 연등회 lanternlighting festival korea celebrating buddha birthday inscribed unesco intangible cultural heritage list enlisted south korean intangible cultural property canada annual event known vesak buddha birthday celebrated toronto three major three buddhist temple represent three main branch buddhism held mississauga celebration square feature number buddhistthemed event activity well cultural act asia including china sri lanka vietnam vesak ottawa buddha birthday celebrated ottawa may visita leelaratna organized memorable occasion vesak ottawa capital city canada commemoration buddha birth enlightenment passing away event aim bring together various buddhist group around world commemoration grown year incorporating noteworthy occasion unveiling international buddhist flag ottawa city hall official proclamation regional authority especially ottawa canada visita leelaratna wellknown figure buddhist communityref speech prominent people artistic performance community initiative aimed fostering peace understanding vesak ottawa event expanded throughout year united state celebration vesak buddha birthday united state differs among different buddhist community depending ethnicity nationality maui hawaii community usually invited celebrate vesak day birth buddha full moon vaisakha chua tu hanh buddhist temple kahului guided sitting meditation dharma talk zen master followed bathing ceremony baby buddha joyful meal end evening state hawaii officially recognized april year buddha day celebrates birth gautama buddha bay area california japanese celebration april also significant several decade first circumambulation mt tamalpais celebrate buddha birthday conducted starting tassajara zen mountain center hanamatsuri 花ーまつり flower festival celebrated spring dressed formal black robe roughly monk student form formal procession horse pasture leader periodically ringing small clear bell temporary stone altar built huge oak tree gorgeous field green grass abundant wildflower small statue baby buddha placed upon metal basin person turn approach altar ladle one thinlipped bamboo dipperful sweet green tea statue bow walk one side new york celebrates international lotus lantern parade annual event held union square park event celebrates buddha birthday yeon deung hoe 연등회燃燈會 korean lantern celebration held vesak festival feature number buddhist themed event started numerous buddhist center japanese korean sri lankan origin example december united nation general assembly adopted resolution entitled international recognition day vesak united nation headquarters united nation office proposal declare vesak international public holiday tabled united nation general assembly sri lanka resolution internationally recognized day vesak acknowledge contribution buddha buddhism made two half millennium also called annual commemoration day un headquarters new york unesco un office around world international celebration since included first vesak celebration un new york may country represented day vesak official holiday un office many country southeast asia thailand hosted international vesak summit time vietnam time sri lanka may phutthamonthon thailand – may bangkok thailand thailand vietnam thailand thailand sri lanka thailand vietnam multiple local rendition vesak festival name varying local language including assamese বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা buddho purnima bengali বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা buddho purnima বুদ্ধ জয়ন্তী buddho joyonti burmese ကဆုန်လပြည့် ဗုဒ္ဓနေ့ kasonelapyany buddhanae full moon day kason cebuano adlaw sa buddha buddha day chinese 佛陀誕辰紀念日 pinyin fótuó dànchén jìniàn rì buddha birthday birthday gautama buddha 佛誕 fódàn birthday buddha 浴佛節 yùfójié occasion bathing buddha 衛塞節 wèisāi jié vesak day 偉大的衛塞節花節偉大的滿月 wěidà de wèi sāi jié huā jié wěidà de mǎnyuè great vesak day flower festival full moon flower moon dzongkha སྟོན་པའི་དུས་ཆེན་ འཛོམས་ dhüchen nga zom french vesak hindi बुद्ध पूर्णिमा buddha pūrṇimā बुद्ध जयन्ती buddha jayantī वैशाख पूर्णिमा vaisākh pūrṇimā ilocano aldaw ni buddha day buddha japanese 花祭り hanamatsuri flower festival khmer វិសាខបូជា visak bochea kannada ಬುದ್ಧ ಪೌರ್ಣಮಿ buddha pournami korean 석가 탄신일 hanja 釋迦誕辰日 rr seokka tanshinil birthday shakyamuni buddha korean 부처님오신날 buddha day lao ວິສາຂະບູຊາ vixakha bouxa malay hari wesak jawi هاري ويسک‎ malaysian hari vesak singapore hari waisak hari raya waisak indonesian malayalam വൈശാഖ പൗർണമി ബുദ്ധ പൂർണിമ ബുദ്ധ ജയന്തി mon တ္ၚဲကျာ်ဗုဒ္ဓ ဗပေၚ်ပသာ် buddha day full moon pasāk mongolian бурхан багшийн их дүйчин өдөр ᠪᠤᠷᠬᠠᠨᠪᠠᠭᠰᠢ ᠶ᠋ᠢᠨᠶᠡᠬᠡᠳᠦᠢᠴᠡᠩᠡᠳᠦᠷ burkhan bagshiin ikh düichinn ödör lord buddha great festival day marathi बुद्ध पौर्णिमा buddha pournima nepali बुद्ध पुर्णिमा buddha purnima बुद्ध जयन्ति buddha jayanti newar स्वांया पुन्हि swānyā punhi odia ବୁଦ୍ଧ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣିମା buddha purnimā russian день рождения гаутамы будды den rozhdeniya gautamy buddy birthday gautama buddha russian день гаутамы будды den gautamy buddy gautama buddha day russian великий день цветов весак velikiy den tsvetov vesak great vesak flower day russian день весака den vesaka vesak day russian день будды den buddy buddha day russian буддийское рождество buddiyskoye rozhdestvo buddhist christmas sinhala වෙසක් vesak වෛශාක්‍ය vaishakya tamil விசாகத் திருநாள் vicākat tirunāḷ tagalog araw ni bisyak araw ni buddha buddha day kaarawan ni buddha buddha birthday telugu బుద్ధ పౌర్ణమి buddha pournami alternatively వైశాఖ పౌర్ణమి vaisakha pournami thai วิสาขบูชา rtgs wisakhabucha tibetan ས་ག་ཟླ་བ་དུས་ཆེན wylie sa ga zla ba dus chen thl sa ga dawa dü chen vietnamese lễ phật đản chữ hán 禮佛誕 birthday buddha vietnamese ngày hội hoa phật buddha lord flower festival day asalha puja māgha pūjā medium related vesak wikimedia common quotation related vesak wikiquote significance vesak – buddha day vesak day intangible cultural heritage