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International Vesak Festival at the White House for 4th time

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The Adhikarana Maha Sanganayake of  North America and Vice President of the Buddhist Association of America, Viharaya of the Maryland International Buddhist Temple, Most Ven. Katugastota Uparathana Nayaka emphasised that the opportunity to celebrate the International Vesak Festival (IVF) at the US President’s House has arisen this year as well.

The Ven. Uparathana Thera said that Theravada Buddhist monks and Mahayana monks were also working for the IVF held at the White House on May 23.

A distinguished gathering, including Sri Lanka Ambassador to America, Mahinda Samarasinghe, President of the International Buddhist Association of America, Mrs. Vanmore Dixie, Ambassadors representing South Asian and Southeast Asian countries participated in this event.

This is the fourth time that the IVF commemorating the Buddha’s death was held at the White House, which brings honor to the Buddhist people of the world, as well as to Sri Lanka, the only State where Theravada Buddhism is safe, and to the Buddhist people of this country, said the Most Rev. Katugastota Uparathana Nayaka Thera. With over 3.5 million Buddhists and over 2,400 organisations in the United States, Buddhism is considered the third largest religious tradition in the United States.

In 1999, Vesak was designated an International Day by the United Nations.

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