Buddha's birthday

Summary

Buddha's birthday is a public holiday^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of public_holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (949 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Buddha's birthday is in the country of India^[3].
• Buddha's birthday is in the country of Taiwan^[4].
• Buddha's birthday is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Buddha's birthday is in the country of South Korea^[6].
• Buddha's birthday's instance of is recorded as public holiday^[7].
• Buddha's birthday's instance of is recorded as Buddhist holiday^[8].
• Buddha's birthday's Commons category is recorded as Buddha's Birthday^[9].
• Buddha's birthday is the opposite of Parinirvana Day^[10].
• Buddha's birthday's commemorates is recorded as Birth of the Buddha^[11].
• Buddha's birthday's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as 8th day of the 4th month in the Chinese calendar^[12].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-cn', 'text': '佛诞'}^[13].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hk', 'text': '佛誕'}^[14].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-mo', 'text': '佛誕'}^[15].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '佛陀誕辰紀念日'}^[16].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Phật đản'}^[17].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '부처님 오신 날'}^[18].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '灌仏会'}^[19].
• Buddha's birthday's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'बुद्ध पूर्णिमा'}^[20].

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When and Where

Country listings include India^[3], a country^[21], in India^[22], founded in 1947^[23]; Taiwan^[4], an island country^[24], in Taiwan^[25], founded in 1912^[26]; Japan^[5], a sovereign state^[27], in Japan^[28], founded in -0660^[29]; and South Korea^[6], a sovereign state^[30], in South Korea^[31], founded in 1948^[32].

Context

Recorded instance of include public holiday^[7] and Buddhist holiday^[8].

Why It Matters

Buddha's birthday ranks in the top 2% of public_holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (949 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]