Buddha's Birthday
Official nameFódàn (佛誕)
Phật Đản
Chopa-il (초파일, 初八日)부처님 오신 날
বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা
बुद्ध जयन्ती
Vesākha
Also calledBuddha's Birthday
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Jayanti
Observed byBuddhists in East Asia and Buddhists and some Hindus in South and Southeast Asia (as Vesak)
TypeBuddhist, cultural
SignificanceCelebrates the birthday of Gautama Buddha
Datevaries by region:
  • April 8 or May 8 (Japan)
  • Second Sunday in May (Taiwan)
  • 8th day of 4th lunar month (mainland China and East Asia)
  • first full moon of Vaisakha (South Asia and Southeast Asia)
2018 date22 May (China and East Asia)
2019 date12 May (China and East Asia)
2020 date30 April (China and East Asia)
Frequencyannual
Related toVesak