 "Vesākha (Pali;Sanskrit: Vaiśākha, Sinhala: Vesak (වෙසක්), Devanagari: वैशाख), Wesak or Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnima, is a holy day observed traditionally by Buddhists in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and the South East Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", it actually commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and passing away (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha." Our Schedule
|
Vihara Program > Special Events >