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Wesak

Theravāda Buddhist festival celebrating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana, all of which happened on the same day in different years. It falls in April/May at the full moon. Celebrations vary from country to country. In Sri Lanka, candles are lit to symbolize the Buddha's enlightenment. In Burma, the bodhi tree is watered. In Thailand, both lay and ordained Buddhists walk three times round the temple holding lighted candles, to symbolize the Three Refuges. Buddhists may choose to go on pilgrimages at this time and people send cards to one another.



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Other publications include the Vesak Sirisara, the Buddhist annual of the Sri Saddharmadana Samitiya in Sri Lanka; Visakha Puja, the annual publication of the Buddhist Association of Thailand; The Middle Way and the Friendly Way, quarterlies of the Buddhist Society and the Buddhapadipa Temple in London respectively; The Maha Bodhi Journal of the Maha Bodhi Society; Voice of Buddhism of the Buddhist Missionary Society in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; ?
Buddhism and the West Subsequent to a Friendly Encounter by Saronkorn Seuyouyong / Philosophy and religion community
Vesak too was celebrated this year with the usual religious observances, but, unlike in other districts, Vesak lanterns were at a minimum, and pandals were rare.
THANTHIRIMALE LIGHTS UP AGAIN by Sri Lanka Daily Mirror (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Signifying the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Buddha, Vesak is a yearly pan-Asian festival held in May and first created in Sri Lanka.
Treasure island by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
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