Wesak

Wesak

▪ Buddhist festival
also spelled  Vesak,  Sanskrit  Vaishakha,  Pali  Vesakha 

      most important of the Theravada Buddhist festivals, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha. The event is observed on the full-moon day of the lunar month Vesakha, which falls in April or May. The day is observed as a public holiday in many Southeast Asian countries. It is marked by special devotional services and various deeds intended to be meritorious, such as the presentation of food or alms to monks or the release of captive birds.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • wesak — ˈweˌsäk noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Sinhalese, Baisakh (month of the Hindu year), from Sanskrit Vaiśākha : the Buddhist New Year festival celebrating the birthday of the Buddha at the May full moon * * * Wesak 7 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wesak — Vesakh (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskr.: वैशाख, Vaiśākha; Hindi: बैसाख, Baisākh, 2. Monat im Hindu Kalender; auch bekannt unter den Formen: Vesak – vgl. Singhales. වෙසක් –, Visakah, Wesak) ist der bekannteste buddhistische Feiertag. Gefeiert wird Vesakh… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wesak — Anniversaire de Bouddha L anniversaire de Gautama Bouddha (en chinois traditionnel : 佛誕 ; Hanyu pinyin : fo dàn ; cantonais : fātdàahn) est traditionnellement célébré dans l Asie de l Est le 8e jour du 4e mois du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wesak — [ vɛsak] noun variant spelling of Vesak …   English new terms dictionary

  • wesak — we·sak …   English syllables

  • Wesak — /ˈvɛsak/ (say vesahk) noun → Vesak …  

  • Joshua David Stone — Infobox Person name = Dr. Joshua David Stone death date = August 2005 death place = California education = occupation = author title = parents = Hal Stone (father) children = none nationality = Californian website =… …   Wikipedia

  • François Brousse — 1994 François Brousse (* 7. Mai 1913 in Perpignan; † 25. Oktober 1995 in Clamart) war ein hauptsächlich in Languedoc Roussillon tätiger Philosophieprofessor. Ab 1938 trat er als Autor diverser Gedichte, Essays (metaphysische, astronomische,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • François Brousse — Portrait 1994 Activités professeur de philosophie écrivain poète métaphys …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gautama Buddha — [ Gandhara Buddha. 1st–2nd century CE, Tokyo National Museum.] Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism. [ [http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/buddha/home set.html… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”