Vesak
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Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vesak canonical | 17 |
| Buddha Jayanti | 3 |
| Buddha Purnima | 3 |
| Buddha Day | 2 |
| Vesak Day | 2 |
| Buddha's Birthday | 1 |
| Buddha’s Birthday | 1 |
| Buddha’s Birthday celebrations | 1 |
| International Day of Vesak | 1 |
| Vesak in Theravada Buddhism | 1 |
| Vesak period | 1 |
| Visakha Puja | 1 |
| Wesak | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T466597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vesak Context triple: [Buddhism, hasHoliday, Vesak]
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A.
Paryushana
Paryushana is one of the most important Jain religious observances, marked by intense fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection on nonviolence and forgiveness.
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B.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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C.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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D.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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E.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vesak Target entity description: Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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A.
Paryushana
Paryushana is one of the most important Jain religious observances, marked by intense fasting, prayer, self-discipline, and reflection on nonviolence and forgiveness.
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B.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is a major Hindu festival, especially prominent in eastern India, that centers on the worship of the goddess Kali with elaborate night-long rituals, offerings, and celebrations.
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C.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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D.
Festival of Lights
Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
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E.
Diwali
Diwali is a major Hindu festival of lights celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness, marked by prayers, feasts, and fireworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buddha Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
Buddha Jayanti ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
Buddha Purnima ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
Saga Dawa ⓘ Vesak Day ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
Vesākha ⓘ Visakha Puja ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
Wesak ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
|
| associatedWith |
Mahayana Buddhism
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
|
| calendarMonth |
Vesakha
ⓘ
linked to:
Vesākha
|
| calendarSystem | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| commemorates |
birth of Gautama Buddha
ⓘ
enlightenment of Gautama Buddha ⓘ parinirvana of Gautama Buddha ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | most important Buddhist festival in many countries ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| majorRitual |
chanting sutras
ⓘ
decorating temples with lights ⓘ lighting lanterns ⓘ meditation ⓘ observing precepts ⓘ offering alms to monks ⓘ releasing captive animals ⓘ visiting temples ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ China ⓘ Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
India ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Japan ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Singapore ⓘ South Korea ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Taiwan ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
global Buddhist diaspora ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Bangladesh
ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ Cambodia ⓘ Indonesia ⓘ Laos ⓘ Malaysia ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Singapore ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ Vietnam ⓘ
linked to:
Viet Nam
|
| recognizedBy | United Nations ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbol |
Buddha statues
ⓘ
Buddhist flags ⓘ lanterns ⓘ lotus flowers ⓘ |
| theme |
commemoration of Buddha
ⓘ
practice of compassion ⓘ practice of generosity ⓘ reflection on Dharma ⓘ |
| typicalMonthGregorian |
April
ⓘ
May ⓘ |
| UNName |
International Day of Vesak
ⓘ
linked to:
Vesak
|
| UNRecognitionYear | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vesak Description of subject: Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Buddhist flags
linked to: Vesak
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linked to: Vesak
subject linked to:
Visakha Bucha (in Thai)
subject linked to:
Visakha Bucha (in Thai)
linked to: Vesak