🪷 बुद्ध पूर्णिमा · Buddha Pūrṇimā
Also known as: Vesak, Vaiśākhī Pūrṇimā, Vesakha
Buddha Pūrṇimā Source-Anchor Spine
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Buddha Pūrṇimālocal festival mūrti-page · Pan-Hindu/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceBuddha Pūrṇimā computed on Monday, 2025-05-122026 occurrenceBuddha Pūrṇimā computed on Friday, 2026-05-012027 occurrenceBuddha Pūrṇimā computed on Thursday, 2027-05-20historical day anchorBhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī · Lumbinī, Nepalbuddha chartrelated janma-kuṇḍalī or historical chart routeŚB 1.3.24local Bhāgavata route mirrored from festival source text: Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.3.24BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundationtextual witnessesBhāgavata Purāṇa 1.3.24 · Pāli Tipiṭaka · Buddhacarita by Aśvaghoṣa
📅 When is Buddha Pūrṇimā?
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-05-12 | Monday |
| 2026 (this year) | 2026-05-01 | Friday |
| 2027 | 2027-05-20 | Thursday |
Tradition
Tradition: Pan-Hindu
Avatāra index: #21 of 22 (per Bhāgavata 1.3)
Vrata: Yes (fasting day)
Primary observance: Day-long observance of compassion (karuṇā) and ahiṁsā; Buddha-stuti at sunset
Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)
{
"tithi_number": 15,
"tithi_paksha": "Śukla",
"lunar_month": "Vaiśākha"
}Historical Anchor
Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (Lumbinī, Nepal)
View pañchāṅga on -0562-04-11 →
Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.3.24
- Pāli Tipiṭaka
- Buddhacarita by Aśvaghoṣa
Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output