{"id":815,"date":"2021-05-13T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T17:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/converx.progressionstudios.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:31:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vesak2026.com.au\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About VESAK"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"815\" class=\"elementor elementor-815\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dac8b76 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dac8b76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e964c9\" data-id=\"27e964c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e932c51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e932c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h1 data-section-id=\"148j27x\" data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"177\">About Vesak Day<\/h1>\n<span style=\"font-size: 30px\">\u5173\u4e8e\u6d74\u4f5b\u8282<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae959e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae959e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"464\"><strong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"214\">Vesak Day<\/strong> is the most important and sacred festival in the Buddhist calendar. It commemorates the <strong data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"368\">birth, enlightenment, and passing (Parinirvana) of the Buddha<\/strong>, events which according to Buddhist tradition occurred on the full moon day of the Vesak month.<\/p><p data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"739\">For Buddhists around the world, Vesak is a time for reflection, gratitude, and renewal of spiritual practice. Temples and communities observe this day through acts of kindness, meditation, chanting, and ceremonies that honour the teachings of compassion, wisdom, and peace.<\/p><p data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"932\">One of the most recognised traditions during Vesak celebrations is the <strong data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"839\">Buddha Bathing Ceremony<\/strong>, which symbolises the purification of the mind and the cultivation of wisdom and compassion.<\/p><p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1230\">In many countries, Vesak is also celebrated as a community festival that brings people together across cultures and backgrounds. 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https:\/\/vesak2026.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_9718-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41d3f68b\" data-id=\"41d3f68b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75133778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75133778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theme 2026\u5e74\u4e3b\u9898<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53f516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a53f516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u89c9\u9192\u611f\u6069 \u00b7 \u548c\u5e73\u5171\u751f\nAwaken Gratitude \u00b7 Peaceful Coexistence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c443014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c443014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1794\">The theme for the <strong data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1744\">Vesak Day Community Festival 2026<\/strong> is <strong data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1794\">\u201cAwaken Gratitude \u00b7 Peaceful Coexistence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"2068\">Vesak commemorates the Buddha\u2019s awakening and the timeless teachings of compassion and wisdom. This year\u2019s theme invites us to reflect on the importance of <strong data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1965\">gratitude<\/strong>\u2014towards our parents, teachers, communities, and the many causes and conditions that support our lives.<\/p><p data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2330\">At the same time, the theme emphasises the idea of <strong data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2145\">peaceful coexistence<\/strong>. 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Ceremonies\n\u5e84\u4e25\u6d74\u4f5b\u4eea\u5f0f<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-959ff6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"959ff6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"676\"><strong>Experience the traditional Buddha Bathing Ceremony, a meaningful Vesak ritual symbolising purification, gratitude and spiritual awakening. Monastics from different Buddhist traditions will lead chanting and blessings throughout the ceremony.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"676\"><strong>\u4f53\u9a8c\u4f20\u7edf\u7684\u6d74\u4f5b\u4eea\u5f0f\uff0c\u8c61\u5f81\u51c0\u5316\u8eab\u5fc3\u3001\u611f\u6069\u4e0e\u89c9\u9192\u3002\u6765\u81ea\u4e0d\u540c\u4f5b\u6559\u4f20\u627f\u7684\u6cd5\u5e08\u5c06\u5e26\u9886\u8bf5\u7ecf\u7948\u798f\uff0c\u5171\u540c\u8425\u9020\u5e84\u4e25\u7965\u548c\u7684\u8282\u65e5\u6c1b\u56f4\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e122c20\" data-id=\"7e122c20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element 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