Vesākha

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vesākha

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Hindu_festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Vesak gptkb:Buddha_Day
gptkbp:celebrates	birth of Gautama Buddha death of Gautama Buddha enlightenment of Gautama Buddha
gptkbp:customs	gptkb:meditation chanting parades acts of charity offering alms visiting temples decorating temples with lanterns releasing caged animals
gptkbp:date	full moon of the month of Vesākha (April or May)
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Bhutan gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Japan gptkb:Korea gptkb:Laos gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Singapore gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Tibet gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:India gptkb:Laos gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Singapore gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism gptkb:Vaisakha_(Hindu_calendar_month)
gptkbp:significance	commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death
gptkbp:UNInternationalDay	gptkb:United_Nations_Day_of_Vesak
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vesak gptkb:Vesak_celebration gptkb:Vesak_festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vesākha