Vesak (Pali: Vesākha; Sanskrit: vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, [11] Buddha Purnima, [12] and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as in Tibet and Mongolia. [13] It …

2024年5月27日 · Vesak pandals, or thoranas, are one of the most spectacular features of the Vesak festival in Sri Lanka. Dansal are free food stalls set up during Vesak, offering meals and refreshments to anyone who visits, embodying the spirit of Dana (charitable giving).

2017年5月10日 · The Sri Lankan Vesak Pandal is a structure specifically built to showcase a Buddhist tale. It could be from the life of the Buddha, or a Jataka tale. It is drawn in panels, much like a comic strip, usually with a moral lesson at the end.

In Hinduism, a pandal is a temporary structure set up to usually venerate the god and goddess such as Ganesha during Ganesh Chaturthi, Krishna during Krishna Janmasthami or the Goddess Durga during Durga Puja, known as puja pandal.

2021年6月14日 · You’ll see nooks and corners of the city dressed in lights, colorful lanterns called Vesak Kudu, which signify the light of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, pandals (thoranas), and dansals (free food stalls).

Vesak is a festival of togetherness, a festival of rejoicing in the birth and enlightenment of the Lord Buddha, as well as a time for reflection on his death. It is the festival of light, of pandals, of buckets, of lanterns of shining eyes.

2024年3月25日 · It’s one of the most celebrated Buddhist calendar-events in Sri Lanka. Literally hundreds of thousands flock to the streets, going from these free-food/drink/refreshment stalls called Dansal, watching the beautiful Vesak Pandals (lights and huge artistic structures that has Buddhism-related stories depicted or animated).

2013年5月19日 · Vesak lanterns of various kinds, shapes and colours are lit in Buddhist homes on Vesak Day. Pandals, well-illuminated with electricity and depicting various scenes from the Buddha’s life or from Jataka stories, also constitute a way in which the Buddha is worshipped and remembered by means of lights.

The Vesak pandals are the biggest public draw of the two nights of the festival. People come from distant towns and villages to see them, and follow the story as described over the public address system.

2019年5月19日 · The Sri Lankan Vesak pandal is a reflection of Buddhism and it’s culture dates to centuries back. Sadly, the true beauty of the pandal along with its history is fading away fast now. Ananda Premalal related to the Sunday Observer, the tragic story behind this fading art.