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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Hindu_festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Vesak
gptkb:Buddha_Day
gptkb:Buddha_Purnima
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
visiting temples
offering food to monks
releasing caged animals
bathing Buddha statues
decorating homes and temples
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gptkbp:date
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April or May
full moon of the month of Vesakha
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gptkbp:holiday
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religious
public holiday (in some countries)
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http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vesakh
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Bhutan
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:relatedTo
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gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkb:Vajrayana_Buddhism
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:significance
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commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death
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gptkbp:symbol
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gptkb:statue
gptkb:tree
lotus flower
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gptkbp:UNInternationalDay
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yes
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gptkbp:UNInternationalDaySince
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1999
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Buddhismus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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