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Vesak

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Vesak /ˈvɛsak/ (also Wesak or Visākha)

▶noun the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha.

– origin Sinhalese vesak, via Pali from Sanskrit vaiśākha, denoting the month April–May.

'Vesak' also found in these Oxford entries:

Visākha - Wesak

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