[BEGINNER] Vesak (also spelled Wesak, also called Buddha Purnima in India) is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, commemorating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment (awakening), and passing (Mahaparinirvana) — all three events traditionally believed to have occurred on the same day (the full moon day of the month of Vaisakha, corresponding to April-May). The name "Vesak" comes from the Pali word for the lunar month. The festival is observed by Buddhists across all traditions — Theravada,
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