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Vesak is a Buddhist festival that is usually celebrated in May or early June. It celebrates Buddha’s birthday. For some Buddhists, it also marks his enlightenment, which is when he found out ...

We bring you a Buddhist hymn composed in Melbourne on the occasion of 'Vesak'. Lyrics ... Devapriya Peris joined SBS Sinhala's monthly musical program – “My Song” to the discussion about ...

Ambassador A.T.Ariyaratne made the keynote speech at the main celebration in Ayudhya and also gave a speech at the Bangkok celebrations at UN headquarters in which he explained why the Sinhala word ...