Wondering how to use Vesak in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Vesak meaning
A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
Using Vesak
- The main meaning on this page is: A Buddhist holiday celebrating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.
- In the example corpus, vesak often appears in combinations such as: vesak day.
Context around Vesak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vesak
- In this selection, "vesak" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, singapore, diyawanna, century, day, zone and poya stand out and add context to how "vesak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20th century vesak day was and holiday of vesak which celebrates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vesak" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vesak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is held around the month of May or Vesak, based on the lunar calendar. (15 words)
In addition, colourful lanterns called Vesak kuudu are hung along streets and in front of homes. (16 words)
Vesak In Singapore In Singapore, Vesak Day was made a public holiday only in 1955 after many public petitions. (19 words)
This is how Buddhists are expected to celebrate Vesak: to use the opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practise loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity. (37 words)
The ceremonial lighting was performed by the distinguished guests on Thursday, May 23, coinciding with the start of the live telecast of the Diyawanna Vesak Zone 2024 on the ITN channel. (31 words)
Sri Lanka is majority Buddhist and a similar number of convicts were freed in May to mark the holiday of Vesak, which celebrates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
Vesak In Singapore In Singapore, Vesak Day was made a public holiday only in 1955 after many public petitions.
Sri Lanka is majority Buddhist and a similar number of convicts were freed in May to mark the holiday of Vesak, which celebrates the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death.
The ceremonial lighting was performed by the distinguished guests on Thursday, May 23, coinciding with the start of the live telecast of the Diyawanna Vesak Zone 2024 on the ITN channel.
We’ve been able to observe Ramadan, We’ve been able hold prayers, Sunday Mass, and Vesak Poya has been observed very, very successfully,” he said.
In addition, colourful lanterns called Vesak kuudu are hung along streets and in front of homes.
In the early decades of the 20th century, Vesak Day was associated with the Ceylonese community which then celebrated it along with their National Day in a two-day event.
It is held around the month of May or Vesak, based on the lunar calendar.
This is how Buddhists are expected to celebrate Vesak: to use the opportunity to reiterate their determination to lead noble lives, to develop their minds, to practise loving-kindness and to bring peace and harmony to humanity.
Thuc's anniversary celebrations shortly before Vesak had been bankrolled by the government, and Vatican flags were displayed prominently.
Common combinations with vesak
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: