Vesak

noun
🔊/ˈvesæk/
🔊/ˈvesæk/
(also Wesak)
(also Visākha)
[usually singular]
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  1. an important Buddhist festival that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha卫塞节,卫舍迦节(纪念佛陀的诞生、成道和涅槃)Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word OriginSinhalese vesak, via Pali from Sanskrit vaiśākha, denoting the month April–May.