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Vesak

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Buddhist festival religious observance

Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.

Aliases (8)

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist festival → religious observance →
alsoKnownAs	Buddha Day → Buddha Jayanti → Buddha Purnima → Saga Dawa → Vesak Day → Vesākha → Visakha Puja → Wesak →
associatedWith	Mahayana Buddhism → Theravada Buddhism → Vajrayana Buddhism →
calendarMonth	Vesakha →
calendarSystem	lunar calendar →
commemorates	birth of Gautama Buddha → enlightenment of Gautama Buddha → parinirvana of Gautama Buddha →
culturalSignificance	most important Buddhist festival in many countries →
frequency	annual →
majorRitual	chanting sutras → decorating temples with lights → lighting lanterns → meditation → observing precepts → offering alms to monks → releasing captive animals → visiting temples →
observedIn	Bangladesh → Bhutan → Cambodia → China → Hong Kong → India → Indonesia → Japan → Laos → Malaysia → Mongolia → Myanmar → Nepal → Singapore → South Korea → Sri Lanka → Taiwan → Thailand → Vietnam → global Buddhist diaspora →
publicHolidayIn	Bangladesh → Bhutan → Cambodia → Indonesia → Laos → Malaysia → Myanmar → Nepal → Singapore → Sri Lanka → Thailand → Vietnam →
recognizedBy	United Nations →
religion	Buddhism →
symbol	Buddha statues → Buddhist flags → lanterns → lotus flowers →
theme	commemoration of Buddha → practice of compassion → practice of generosity → reflection on Dharma →
typicalMonthGregorian	April → May →
UNName	International Day of Vesak →
UNRecognitionYear	1999 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Vesak ("Vesak Day") → Vesak ("Buddha Day") → Vesak ("Buddha Purnima") → Vesak ("Buddha Jayanti") → Vesak ("Visakha Puja") → Vesak ("Wesak") →	alsoKnownAs
Buddhism → Buddhism ("Buddha's Birthday") →	hasHoliday
Asalha Puja → Magha Puja →	relatedFestival
Borobudur Temple →	associatedFestival
Sinhalese people →	traditionalFestivals
Vesak ("International Day of Vesak") →	UNName