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    Vesak / Buddha Purnima

    Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana

    Tradition
    Buddhist
    Next observed
    April 21, 1970

    What It Is

    The full moon of the sixth lunar month — the day Siddhartha Gautama was born, awakened beneath the Bodhi tree, and later passed into parinirvana. The single most sacred day in Buddhism, honored across Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana lineages.

    How to Observe It

    Sit in meditation at moonrise. Light a candle for all beings. Read a sutta or contemplate the Three Jewels — Buddha, Dharma, Sangha. Acts of loving-kindness ripple outward today with unusual power.

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