Editors, Wisdom Quarterly; AnnoyboyPictures (video) annoyboy.lk; BuddhaNet.net
2015 Vesak celebrations in Theravada Buddhist Sri Lanka's "Festival of Lights," Colombo.*
Birth, Awakening, Rest: Happy Vesak Day! |
- It is celebrated by Buddhist communities around the world, including SoCal. The Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara in Pasadena and the Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in L.A.'s Crenshaw district (both Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist temple complexes and monasteries) will celebrate Vesak all day on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Other temples are celebrating on various dates, including the Thai Dhammakaya International Meditation Center in Azusa, which usually holds the largest and most multicultural celebration. Check local temples for details.
- The Significance of Vesak or Buddha Day (BuddhaNet)
Dressed in white for Vesak (Dhammakaya) |
Happy Vesak Day (BodhiPunx) |
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Young monastic novices set oil lamps around the Buddha in Sri Lanka (newsinsidelanka). |
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*VIDEO: The 2015 annual Vesak Theravada Buddhism Festival of Lights held at Gangaramaya Temple on Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka -- celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha. Music: "Breathe the Horizon" and "Buddha's Dream." DoP: Lipton Jayawickrama, 2nd Camera: Tharanga Srinath and Saminda Rajapaksa, production manager: Ayesha Dissanayake, directed and edited by: Devinda Fernando. Video production by Annoyboy Pictures (Pvt) Ltd., 36/1 Sujatha Mawatha, Kalubowila, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka (annoyboy.lk)
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