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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Buddha_Day
gptkb:Buddha_Purnima
gptkb:Vesākha
gptkb:Buddha_Jayanti
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gptkbp:celebrates
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birth of Gautama Buddha
death of Gautama Buddha
enlightenment of Gautama Buddha
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gptkbp:customs
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gptkb:meditation
chanting
acts of charity
offering alms
visiting temples
releasing birds and animals
decorating homes and streets with lanterns
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gptkbp:date
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April or May
full moon of the lunar month of Vesakha
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vesak festival
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Tibet
gptkb:Vietnam
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gptkbp:publicHolidayIn
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:significance
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commemorates the three major events in Buddha's life
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:statue
lanterns
lotus flower
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gptkbp:UNInternationalDay
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1999
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gptkbp:UNResolution
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54/115
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sinhalese
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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