Month of Vesakha
From Pali 'Vesakha' (Sanskrit Vaisakha), the lunar month of April to May.
The full-moon festival of Vesakha honouring the Buddha. Theravada tradition remembers his birth, awakening and final passing on it.
Buddha Purnima, or Vesak, honours the Buddha on the full moon of Vesakha. This article sets out the day, what the early texts say, and where traditions differ.
Under the Bodhi tree, Siddhartha resolved not to rise until he found the truth, withstood Mara's temptations, and awakened to the Four Noble Truths.
How Buddhist and Hindu families observe Buddha Purnima, from bathing a Buddha image through offerings, meditation, and acts of charity.