Bon “Visak Bochea” Visak Bochea is meant to be a day of joy, peace, and reflection. A day to celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Gautama Buddha. A day to devote yourself to his Dharma teachings and implement them into your daily life. Even though Buddha’s death is remembered, Vesak Day isn’t a time to cry or to be sad. Gautama Buddha advised his sangha (group of disciples) not to weep after he passed but to devote themselves to his teachings.
