Sambuddhatva jayanthi is a religious festival in relation with the Wesak. In the Buddhist world it is celebrated in several Theravada

Theravada

Theravada ; literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching", is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It was founded in India...

 countries including Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and in Buddhist communities of other countries. Buddha's Enlightenment is highlighted and teachings of Buddha preserved in pali canon

Pāli Canon

The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the only completely surviving early Buddhist canon, and one of the first to be written down...

become more popular in this period among Buddhists who follow the Theravada.

External links

• Sambuddhatva jayanthi, Anniversary of Buddha`s Enlightenment
• Sri Sambuddha Jayanthi Mandiraya
• Globalpagoda.org: Official Site
• Mahamevnawa.lk