Buddha's Birthday festival

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Vesak gptkb:Buddha_Purnima gptkb:Buddha_Jayanti
gptkbp:celebrates	birth of Gautama Buddha
gptkbp:customs	acts of charity visiting temples offering food to monks bathing the Buddha statue
gptkbp:date	varies by country full moon of the lunar month of Vesakha
gptkbp:duration	1 day
gptkbp:internationalRecognition	gptkb:International_Day_of_Vesak
gptkbp:notableEvent	meditation sessions chanting of Buddhist scriptures almsgiving ceremonies flower festivals in Japan lantern parades in South Korea
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:Southeast_Asia gptkb:East_Asia ancient times
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:Hong_Kong gptkb:India gptkb:Japan gptkb:Laos gptkb:Macau gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Singapore gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:significance	commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death in some traditions
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:statue gptkb:tree lotus flower
gptkbp:UN_recognition_year	1999
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nan_Hua_Temple_(Bronkhorstspruit)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Buddha's Birthday festival