Celebrating Many Traditions. One Root Teacher.
Join Us for Vesak 2024!
The Public is Most Welcome.
On Sunday, May 5th, the Thai Buddhist Meditation Center of Pittsburgh will host this year's Vesak celebration at their beautiful Wat Padhammarattana Temple in Monroeville.
***NEW - Wonderful images of this event in a 1-minute video! ***
Since 2009, the Buddhist community in Pittsburgh has come together to share this international celebration of the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Vesak is an occasion where each Buddhist center shares their practice and we have an opportunity to experience the richness and variety of all the Buddhist traditions, collectively watering our common roots.
Pittsburgh's 16th Vesak will be celebrated in-person once again. A wonderful Program has been organized by multiple traditions. PLEASE REGISTER HERE. OUR EVENT IS FREE, but we would appreciate your information to help us plan for our children's activities, refreshments and parking.
Ride Sharing. If you would like to share a ride to the Thai Buddhist Temple in Monroeville - either as the person seeking the ride, or the one offering a ride - please add your information here. Just click the link; type-in your data on the file that opens; and then click on the small "x-box" at the top of the file. The file saves automatically. Sangha leaders will be reminding their sangha members who will attend Vesak to check this file in order to see if they can offer a ride; sorry, no guarantees. Directions/Map to Wat Padhammaranta Temple. Look for the Buddhist flags lining the driveway entrance.
Ride Sharing. If you would like to share a ride to the Thai Buddhist Temple in Monroeville - either as the person seeking the ride, or the one offering a ride - please add your information here. Just click the link; type-in your data on the file that opens; and then click on the small "x-box" at the top of the file. The file saves automatically. Sangha leaders will be reminding their sangha members who will attend Vesak to check this file in order to see if they can offer a ride; sorry, no guarantees. Directions/Map to Wat Padhammaranta Temple. Look for the Buddhist flags lining the driveway entrance.
Learn More: A beautiful video from 2012 shares the richness and meaning of Vesak in Pittsburgh, and photos below show activities and theme from other celebrations since 2009.
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