On the 13th of May, we celebrated the Vesak festival, a day of great spiritual importance for Buddhists. Vesak commemorates the birth of Prince Siddhārtha, his leaving lay life and attaining Enlightenment as the Buddha and the passing away of the Buddha after 45 years of service to mankind. This year’s Vesak Day was celebrated on May the 13th Saturday with a full day’s programme of religious activities at the Hamilton Buddhist Vihāra.