Vesak

See also: vēsāk and věšák

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From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak).

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Vesak

  1. A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
    Synonym: Buddha Day
    • 2012, Richard Hughes Seager, Buddhism in America, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 167:
      Vesak or Visakha is a spring celebration that commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, death, and passing into nirvana. It is the most important Buddhist holiday in Asia, although its observance varies according to national tradition. […] At Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles for example, Vesak extends over a weekend and draws hundreds of people.

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Vesak m

  1. Vesak (Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha)
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