wesak

Today is Vesak

Today (05) is the full moon day of Vesak Pun which happened on Sambudu Temagula. In addition to Sambudhu Themagula, it is mentioned in Buddhist history that the third time the Buddha visited the sacred site of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka and on the invitation of Lord Sumana Saman, the establishment of the Buddha Siripa …

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Elle Gunawamsa Thero says don’t give priority to principles during Vesak festival

Elle Gunawamsa Thero says that since Vesak celebrations are based on decorations, when Vesak is approaching, issuing announcements asking to give priority to buddhist principles is setting a wrong example. He further said that in the past we had many Buddhist festivals like Vesak, Esala, Nikini, and Poson, but with the passage of time, we …

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