Vesak – Buddha Poornima - Full Moon Day - May 7
May 9 , 2020
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- It is the most sacred day to the Buddhists all over the world.
- It was on the Day of Vesak, two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C that Buddha was born.
- It was also on the Day of Vesak that Buddha attained enlightenment.
- It was on the Day of Vesak that Buddha in his eightieth year passed away.
- The Day is commemorated by the United Nations every year since 2000.
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