More worshippers expected for Wesak Day


A devotee praying in the Thai Buddhist Chetawan temple, Petaling Jaya. — LOW BOON TAT/The Star

AFTER a two-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Buddhists in Malaysia will be able to physically celebrate Wesak Day tomorrow in temples.

Buddhist temples throughout the country had started preparations early to celebrate this auspicious event, which commemorates Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing into Nirvana.

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