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| Celebrating Visakha Puja Day | |
Celebrating Visakha Puja Day
Vishaka or Vesakha Day is remembered as the Buddha’s life as it commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvana) and death (parinirvana) of the Buddha. In Theravada Buddhist countries, it falls on a full moon day (Uposatha day) in the fifth or sixth lunar month. In 1950, at the First Conference of the Fellowship of Buddhists held in Sri Lanka in 1950, a consensus was reached to celebrate Buddha’s birthday on the full moon day in the month of May every year and to declare this day a public holiday.
Stamp featuring Phraphutta Chinnarat or the Familiar Prince Buddha at Wat Phra Sri Rattanamahathat in Phitsanulok |
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| Issued Country | Thailand |
| Issued Year | 1995 |
| Category | Buddhist Image Events |
| Type | Commemorative/Special Stamps |