Wesak Day

Wesak Day is celebrated on the 15th day of the 4th lunar month each year. In 2005, it falls on 22nd May, 2005.
wesak

I found an informative site at the Malaysian Buddhist Association homepage and this is quoted :

This year’s Wesak Day falls on 22 May 2005. This day commemorates the 2549th of the Thrice Blessed Day of Gautama Buddha namely, “His Birth”, “His Supreme Enlightenment” and “His Attainment of Mahaparinivana”. It is in the heart of all Buddhists that this Holiest of all Holy Days should be observed with due respect and veneration.

Do surf over to the MBA’s website because they have many programmes lined up for Wesak Day.

There are many Buddhist temples in Penang and Wesak Day is celebrated on a grand scale.

I have a large album of the temples I visited and would like to share two photos here. One is the Sleeping Buddha in Pulau Tikus. This is a Siamese temple.
sleepingbudda

And across the road, is a Burmese temple.

burmese

While googling, I also found some beautiful shots of Wesak Day from TV Smith’s blog.

Happy Wesak Day to all Buddhists! And to all Malaysians, have a nice, long weekend! (Monday is a holiday in most states in Malaysia)

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Category: General
May 20th, 2005
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  1. Angelic Grace Says:
    May 20th, 2005 at 3:59 am

    Buddha does have a very compassionate face doesn’t he? Same goes with Jesus. I don’t know how Nabi Muhammad looks like but I’m guessing he also has a compassionate face.
    Moral of the story - all religious men are compassionate.
    Shoot me. I don’t know what I’m talking about. Exams getting into my nerves already

  2. surfnux Says:
    May 20th, 2005 at 7:37 am

    happy Wesak Day too. I will be going to Tian Hou Temple in Mid Valley.

    Hohoho I took picture once in front of the sleeping Buddha.

  3. rb Says:
    May 20th, 2005 at 1:16 pm

    woot.i will be going to watch the penang’s procession.

  4. lilian Says:
    May 20th, 2005 at 4:11 pm

    RB - Nowadays with the photography fever, every corner also want to go liao. But I still don’t have my camera so have to stay home.

    Surfnux - Happy Wesak Day to you. Happy long weekend for me.

    Angelic - I know what you mean. They are all the same, kind, compassionate, forgiving Great Persons.