Vesak
Vesak proper noun: a Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
Proper noun
Vesak
- A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
- Vesak or Visakha is a spring celebration that commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, death, and passing into nirvana. It is the most important Buddhist holiday in Asia, although its observance varies according to national tradition. […]At Dharma Vijaya Buddhist Vihara in Los Angeles for...2012, Richard Hughes Seager, Buddhism in America, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 167
- Synonyms:
- Buddha Day
Vesak meaning in Bengali, Sanskrit, Sinhala and Nepali
Vesak in Bengali
- Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha
- বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা buddho purnima, বুদ্ধ জয়ন্তী buddho joẏonti
Vesak in Sanskrit
- Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha
- वैशाख vaiśākha
Vesak in Sinhala
- Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha
- වෙසක් wesak, වෙසක් පෝය wesak pōya
Vesak in Nepali
- Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha
- बुद्ध पुर्णिमा buddha purṇimā, बुद्ध जयंती buddha jayantī
More languagesFewer languages
- Vesak in Tagalog
- Araw Ni Buddha, Bisyak
- Vesak in Malay
- Hari Wesak
- Vesak in Indonesian
- Waisak
- Vesak in Thai
- วิสาขบูชา Wisakha Bucha
- Vesak in Vietnamese
- Phật Đản
- Vesak in Myanmar
- ဝေသာခ wesahka., ကဆုန်လပြည့်နေ့ ka.hcunla.prany.ne.
Synonyms of Vesak
Forms of Vesak
| alternative form | Visakha |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Wesak |
Origin of Vesak
From Sinhalese වෙසක් (wesak).
Questions about Vesak
- What does Vesak mean?
- Vesak means a Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
- What is Vesak in Bengali?
- Vesak in Bengali is বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা (buddho purnima), বুদ্ধ জয়ন্তী (buddho joẏonti). See Vesak meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is Vesak?
- Vesak is a proper noun.
Words near Vesak in the dictionary
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