Enlightening Vesak Day Celebration at The Magnificent Borobudur Temple

The Vesak Day 2563/2019 Celebration is one of the most awaited events that is going to be held at the Borobudur Temple complex in Magelang, less than an hour away from Yogyakarta city. The celebration will include the Vesak Lantern Ceremony, which will draw many worldwide visitors to savor the enlightening moments. This year, there will be two separate venues: one will be open for public participants and the other is dedicated only to the Buddhist participants.

This year’s schedule according to the venue’s official Instagram @borobudurpark will be as followed :

Public Participant:
Saturday, 18 May 2019
Start from: 20.00 - 21.30 WIB
Marga Utama Courtyard at Borobudur Temple

Buddhist Participant:
Saturday, 18 May 2019
Start from: 22.30 - 24.00 WIB
Lumbini Garden at Borobudur Temple

The lanterns are a symbol of enlightenment and peace, filled with hope and wishes to reach peace of the heart and peace of the earth. The lantern ceremony will also be accompanied by chants coming from hundreds of Bhikkhu Sangha along with thousands of Buddhist from all around the globe coming to honor this day.

You can directly purchase the entrance ticket at Lumbini Garden starting on Friday 17 May and Saturday 18 May 2019 around 11.00 - 17.00 WIB at the available ticketing booth. The price to enter this festival is 100.000 IDR. You also have to buy a separate ticket to enter the Borobudur Complex on the same date.

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The whole procession actually started from Tuesday 14 May 2019 to Sunday 19 May 2019. Rituals are being held according to the annual tradition, initially by obtaining the holy water from Umbul Jumprit spring in Temanggung. The next ritual will be getting the flames of eternal fire from Mrapen in Grobogan. Both will then be kept safely at Mendut temple in Magelang. The next day, the water and the flame will be escorted from Mendut Temple to Borobudur Temple to join the Vesak Day ceremonials, before the lantern festival starts.

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Vesak commemorates three of the most important events in the life of Buddha Siddhartha Gautama, also known in Indonesia as Tri Suci Waisak. The first one is the Birth of Prince Siddhartha in the Lumbini Gardens. The second is the enlightenment in which Prince Siddhartha became the Buddha in Bodhgaya at the age of 35, and the third is the passing of Gautama Buddha at Kusinara at the age of 80 in 543 BC. Therefore, Vesak is also known as simply Buddha’s day.

Being held in the same month as Ramadan also made this year’s event even more special, as everyone would gather together to simply celebrate moments of joy. Be sure to join and experience the unique ambiance!

Find more Information on http://borobudurpark.com/ and http://www.walubi.or.id

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