| 词条 | International Day of Vesak |
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An international day of Vesak recognised by the United Nations became a reality only on 15 December 1999. Older English writings have used 'Wesak' for Vesak. Vesak falls on the full moon day of May.[1] The proposal to declare Vesak as an international public holiday was tabled at the United Nations General Assembly by Sri Lanka.[2] Vesak is the most important Buddhist holiday in the Buddhist calendar that celebrates three important events—the birth, full awakening, and the passing away—of the historical Buddha Siddhartha Gautama. United Nations Day of Vesak is now internationally celebrated including in the UN offices and UNESCO.[3] International celebrations since 2000 included the first Vesak celebration in the UN (New York) on 15 May 2000. 34 countries were represented.[4]
Thailand has hosted an international Vesak summit 11 times, Vietnam 3 times and Sri Lanka 1 time. References1. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage. Kandy: Research Centre for Buddhist Studies. 2. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage. Kandy: Research Centre for Buddhist Studies. 3. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage, ch. 1. 4. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage, ch. 1. 5. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage, ch. 1. 6. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage, ch. 1. 7. ^Mahinda Deegalle. 2018. Vesak, Peace and Harmony: Thinking of Buddhist Heritage, ch. 1. 8. ^http://www.undv.org/vesak2015/en/ 9. ^http://www.undv.org/vesak2016/ 10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.fresherslive.com/current-affairs/articles/sri-lanka-to-host-the-14th-edition-of-united-nations-international-day-of-vesak-2017-9131|title=Current Affairs - Sri Lanka to host the 14th Edition of United Nations International Day of Vesak 2017|publisher=}} 11. ^http://www.unvesak2017.org/ 1 : United Nations days |
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