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Pradeep Kumar

27/05/21 09:00 AM IST

Vesak Global Celebrations

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PM delivers keynote address on the occasion of Vesak Global Celebrations.

Vesak Day
  • Vesak Day also known as Wesak Day/ Buddha Purnima/ Buddha's Birthday is a major Buddhist festival celebrated by all the Buddhists throughout the world, with great ceremonial rituals.
  • This day actually memorializes the birth, enlightenment (nirvana) and passing away (Parinirvana) of the Lord Gautama Buddha on one day.
  • Vesak Day date varies every year as it follows the lunar calendar.
  • Due to diverse Buddhist cultures around the world, Vesak day is celebrated on different dates by different traditions. 
  • The Buddha's awakening and death are celebrated as separate holidays that occur at other times in the calendar as Bodhi.
History

The decision to agree to celebrate Vesak as the Buddha's birthday was formalized at the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists held in Sri Lanka in 1950.

Source: PIB

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