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The Legacy of Lakshman Kadirgamar: From Vesak Day to National Pride
by Rohana R. Wasala
The following is a tribute to the late Hon. Lakshman Kadirgamar, the former Foreign Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, who won UN recognition for an international Vesak Day holiday twenty-four years ago.
Buddhists annually celebrate the Vesak Full Moon Poya Day as the day that the Birth, the Enlightenment, and the Parinibbana (passing away) of the Buddha (the Enlightened One) took place twenty-five centuries ago.
The founder of Buddhism was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama at Lumbini, in the southern part of present-day Nepal, north of India, in 623 BCE, as officially recognised by the World Heritage Convention of UNESCO. The place is protected by the government of Nepal.
| The Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Mr.
Lakshman Kadirgamar, calling on the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on February 26, 2005. |
This year (2024), Vesak Day was observed in Sri Lanka on 23 May. A