Vesak (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskrit: Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists... 53 KB (5,486 words) - 19:39, 29 April 2024 |
Norbert Vesak (October 22, 1936 – October 2, 1990), one of Canada's leading choreographers in the 1970s, was a ballet dancer, choreographer, theatrical... 30 KB (3,431 words) - 17:25, 10 October 2023 |
In South and Southeast Asia, the Buddha's birth is celebrated as part of Vesak, a festival that also celebrates the Buddha's enlightenment (on the day... 45 KB (4,650 words) - 08:14, 4 May 2024 |
Torana (section Thorana (Vesak)) starting from the day of Vesak. During the Vesak festival of Sri Lanka it is a tradition to erect electrically illuminated colorful Vesak Pandols (Thorana) in... 21 KB (1,971 words) - 22:52, 15 November 2023 |
Emirates) and Qatar, the workers from Sri Lanka were allowed to celebrate Vesak (the most important holiday in Buddhism) in those Islamic countries. It... 9 KB (574 words) - 19:07, 5 April 2024 |
publicly hoisted on Vesak day, 28 May 1885 at the Dipaduttamarama, Kotahena, by Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera. This was the first Vesak public holiday... 10 KB (829 words) - 06:18, 8 May 2024 |
Maharagama (section Vesak Pandol) constructs a Vesak Pandol (a temporary huge electronically lit structure depicting the life of the Buddha) annually during the Vesak season. This attracts... 9 KB (671 words) - 11:57, 12 December 2023 |