According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Buddha Purnima is celebrated every year on the full moon date of Vaishakh month. According to belief, Gautam Buddha was also born on this day.

Wesak, also known as Vesak or Buddha Day, will be celebrated on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. Scroll or ...

At this time of strife, the Buddha’s teachings of tolerance ... UN Secretary-General António Guterres "Vesak", the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May, is the most sacred day to millions ...

It is also called Buddha Day. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is celebrated on the full moon in May. In 2025 Wesak takes place on Monday 12 May. Wesak is a very colourful ...

In several South and Southeast Asian countries, it is celebrated on the first full moon of May, which falls on May 23. Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the ...