Vesak: Buddha's Cinco de Mayo birthday

The historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni, the Sage of the Scythians

Vesak Day: The Buddha's ceremony in Tambun

(The Star) Vesak (May 5, 2023) is the full moon day in May (Vesakha on the ancient Indian calendar) when the Buddha was born, attained supreme enlightenment, and passed into final nirvana, over an 80-year period It is the thrice blessed day for Theravada Buddhists around the world.

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The sunning of a thangka, a canvas painting of Sakyamuni Buddha at the Enlightened Heart Buddhist Centre in Tambun, Perak, has been held again for the first time since the pandemic in 2020.