Vesak Poya Day Archives

Important Buddhist holiday ” Vesak Poya day ” – By Malsha – eLanka Vesak (also spelled as Vesākha or Vesākha Puja) is an important Buddhist holiday that is celebrated on the full moon day (Poya day) of the Vesak month (usually in May) in the Buddhist calendar. It commemorates the birth, enlightenment (Nirvana), and death (Parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. On Vesak day, Buddhists around the world engage in various activities such as visiting temples, offering alms to monks, reciting Buddhist scriptures, meditating, and performing acts of kindness and charity. In some countries, colorful lanterns and decorations are put up, and processions are held to mark the occasion. Overall, Vesak day is a time for Buddhists to reflect on the life and teachings of the Buddha and to renew their commitment to the Buddhist path of wisdom, compassion, and peace. special of vesak poya day Vesak ...

Vesak celebrations in Frankfurt am Main Ven. Rathmale Punyarathana Thera, Chief Incumbent of the Buddhist Maha Viharaya in Lower Saxony, a Senior Lecturer of Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Head of the Sri Lanka Buddhist and Pali University (German Branch), Director of the Karuna Source:Dailynews In celebration of the 2021 Vesak Poya Day, the Consul General and the staff of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Frankfurt am Main organised an almsgiving ceremony to monks of Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples located in theFederal State of Hesseand the Federal State of Lower Saxony,Germany on May 27. In keeping with the COVID-19 safety guidelines in Germany, a limited number of people attended the event comprising the Sri Lankan Community and German entrepreneurs. ...