Welcoming Wesak Day

Loke bathing the Bodhisattva during the national- level Raise the Buddhist Flag Campaign launch.

BUDDHISTS in Malaysia celebrated Wesak Day yesterday. Due to the leap month which occurs in this year’s lunar calendar, some countries are celebrating Wesak Day in June instead, including our neighbours Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

Wesak, more widely known as Vesak in the global community, is also known as Waisak in Indonesia, Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima in India and Nepal, and Buddha Day in various other countries.