Buddha's Birthday Celebration

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Vesak gptkb:Buddha_Purnima gptkb:Buddha_Jayanti
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:celebrates	gptkb:Birth_of_Gautama_Buddha
gptkbp:customs	Bathing the Buddha statue Offering prayers Releasing birds and animals Visiting temples Charity and giving
gptkbp:date	Varies by country and lunar calendar
gptkbp:dateInChina	8th day of the 4th lunar month
gptkbp:dateInJapan	April 8
gptkbp:dateInNepal	Full moon day in April or May
gptkbp:dateInSriLanka	Full moon day in May
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Buddha's Birthday Celebration
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:Southeast_Asia gptkb:East_Asia
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:Macau gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Singapore gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Taiwan gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:significance	Commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha in some traditions
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:statue gptkb:tree Lotus flower
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	gptkb:International_Day_of_Vesak
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	1999
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fo_Guang_Shan_International_Buddhist_Order
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8