Vesākha
E281277
Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vesākha Context triple: [Vesak, alsoKnownAs, Vesākha]
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A.
Shravan month
Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
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B.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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C.
Boishakh
Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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D.
Vishu
Vishu is a major spring festival in Kerala that marks the traditional New Year in the Malayalam calendar, celebrated with rituals like Vishukkani, fireworks, and festive feasts.
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E.
Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of the multi-day harvest festival around Makar Sankranti in South India, marked by discarding old possessions, lighting bonfires, and celebrating new beginnings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vesākha Target entity description: Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
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A.
Shravan month
Shravan month is a holy period in the Hindu calendar, typically falling in July–August, marked by intensive worship of Lord Shiva, fasting, and pilgrimages to sacred sites.
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B.
Bhadrapada
Bhadrapada is a month in the Hindu lunar calendar, typically falling around August–September, associated with major festivals such as Ganesh Chaturthi.
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C.
Boishakh
Boishakh is the first month of the traditional Bengali calendar, marking the beginning of the Bengali New Year and associated cultural festivities.
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D.
Vishu
Vishu is a major spring festival in Kerala that marks the traditional New Year in the Malayalam calendar, celebrated with rituals like Vishukkani, fireworks, and festive feasts.
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E.
Bhogi
Bhogi is the first day of the multi-day harvest festival around Makar Sankranti in South India, marked by discarding old possessions, lighting bonfires, and celebrating new beginnings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vesak
ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha Jayanti
Vesak ⓘ
surface form:
Buddha Purnima
Saga Dawa ⓘ
surface form:
Saga Dawa (in Tibetan tradition)
Vesak ⓘ Vesak ⓘ
surface form:
Vesak Day
Visakha Bucha (in Thai) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Gautama Buddha
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhism
|
| calendarType | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
birth of Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
enlightenment of Gautama Buddha ⓘ Buddha’s parinirvana ⓘ
surface form:
parinirvāṇa of Gautama Buddha
|
| majorActivities |
acts of charity
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma talks ⓘ meditation ⓘ observing precepts ⓘ offering alms to monks ⓘ releasing captive animals ⓘ visiting temples ⓘ |
| observedIn |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Sri Lankan Buddhist diaspora communities ⓘ Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
Thai Buddhist diaspora communities ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| observedOn | full moon day of Vesak month ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Buddha’s life events
ⓘ
awakening ⓘ compassion ⓘ impermanence ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianMonth |
April
ⓘ
May ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vesākha Description of subject: Vesākha is the Buddhist festival commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvāṇa) of Gautama Buddha, observed on the full moon day of the Vesak month in many Asian countries.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vesakha