[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c35.2083 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.2083 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.2083 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.2083](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2083) Vesākha.—The month of April-May. Tradition says that the Buddha's birth, Enlightenment and death, took place on the full-moon day of Vesākha.¹ The Vesākhapūjā was always celebrated by the kings of Ceylon.² The full-moon day of Vesākha was chosen for very solemn undertakings, such as the crowning of Devānampiyatissa,³ the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Mahā Thūpa,⁴ etc. - [Previous: v2.c35.2082](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2082) - [Next: v2.c35.2084](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2084) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2083](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c35.2083) · Pramāṇa