via Antara News, 12 May 2022: Vesak is a holiday observed in many parts of Southeast Asia commemorating the enlightenment of the Buddha.
Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, will host the Vesak Day commemoration organized by the Representative of Indonesian Buddhists (Walubi) and the Indonesian Buddhists Association (Permabudhi) on Monday (May 16).
“This year, Walubi and Permabudhi will commemorate Vesak Day in Borobudur Temple together after two years without public commemoration due to the pandemic,” Vesak Day 2566 BE commemoration event coordinator Tanto Soegito Harsono stated here on Thursday.
Harsono remarked that due to pandemic-related capacity restrictions, the organizer would allow only up to 1,200 Buddhists to join the commemoration at the temple.
“We coordinated with the relevant institutions two days ago. (They instructed that) participants that could enter the first zone (of the temple) during the Vesak Day commemoration be capped at 1,200 people, with health protocols enforced,” the coordinator stated.
Source: Borobudur Temple to host Vesak Day commemoration – ANTARA News
