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Vesak (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskrit: vaiśākha), also
known as
Buddha Jayanti,
Buddha Purnima,
Visak Bochea and
Buddha Day, is a
holiday traditionally observed...
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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...
- The Huế Phật Đản
shootings were the
deaths of nine
unarmed Buddhist civilians on 8 May 1963 in the city of Huế,
South Vietnam, at the
hands of the army...
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Norbert Vesak (October 22, 1936 –
October 2, 1990), one of Canada's
leading c****ographers in the 1970s, was a
ballet dancer, c****ographer, theatrical...
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publicly hoisted on
Vesak day, 28 May 1885 at the Dipaduttamarama, Kotahena, by Ven.
Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera. This was the
first Vesak public holiday...
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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...
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paper lanterns called vesak kuudu are hung
outside houses during the
Buddhist festival of
Vesak.
Traditional Vesak lanterns during Vesak in Sri
Lanka Floating...
- of nine
Buddhists protesting the ban on
displaying the
Buddhist flag on
Vesak, Buddha's birthday. This
resulted in m**** protests—the
Buddhist crisis—against...
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Buddhist crisis Events Huế Phật Đản (
Vesak)
shootings Hue
chemical attacks Self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức
Double Seven Day
scuffle Xá Lợi Pagoda...
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festivals celebrated within the
Buddhist tradition.
Vesak: The Buddha's
birthday is
known as
Vesak and is one of the
major festivals of the year. It is...
