Vesak Day is a special ritual day that every Buddhist around
the world celebrate to commemorate the birth, the enlightenment (nirvana) and the death (parinnirvana)
of Buddha. Vesak happens on the full moon day of May each year according to
Buddhist calendar when every Buddhism followers come together in the Buddhist
temples to reflect the message of Buddha, and perform Pradaksina.
In Indonesia, the Vesak
day celebration have never been apart from Borobudur, the world’s biggest
Buddhist temple. Each year, there are thousands of Buddhist monks and followers
come to Borobudur to celebrate Vesak Day. But this year, 2016, the Vesak day in
Borobudur is very special unlike other previous years because this is the first
time that Indonesia invited hundreds of monks from many countries including
ASEAN countries: Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand to
join the ceremony.
In the afternoon of May 21
st 2016 was the start
of the Vesak day when thousands of monks and Buddhist performed three hours
procession from Mendut Temple to Borobudur temple where Vesak celebrated. After
arrival, the monks and thousands of participants regardless their religion
joint Vesak Dharma Santi ceremony attended by the vice President of Indonesia
and enjoyed a very wonderful show,
“Journey of Buddha’’. After that, there was Lantern Release ceremony at
10pm that everyone participated and released the lanterns under the full moon
shine. The celebration followed by the Pradaksina around Borobudur temple at
2am, Meditation at 4am of Sunday May 22
nd and finished with
Namaskara and Lantern Release at 5:30 in the morning of May 22
nd 2016.
Vesak celebration in Borobudur is not just for Buddhists but
for everyone who would love to join. Visitor can take the chance to experience
the whole Vesak ritual ceremony overnight, especially the lanterns release, and
observe the beauty of Borobudur temple during the very special full moon night
and during the sun rise. You will never regret but thankful for such amazing
experience in Indonesia. So grab the chance and join Vesak next year. -Vandara SIN
Contact:
Cultural & Tourism Office Central Java
Jl. Pemuda 136 Semarang, Central Java
Tel: +62243546001, +62243557647
Fax: +62243557119
Website: www.central-java-tourism.com
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