TNPSC Thervupettagam

Day of Vesak - 16 May

May 19 , 2022 949 days 541 0
  • This year Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima has celebrated on 16 May 2022.
  • “Vesak” is the Day of the Full Moon in the month of May.
  • It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Gautama Buddha was born.
  • It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment.
  • And it was on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha in his eightieth year passed away.

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