Happy Vesak (Vesakha) … not exactly the same date across all of the world but never mind…
Japan - Hikone - The shaved head of a Zen monk of the Soto School meditates at the Seiryu-ji Temple. In Zen Buddhism, zazen (literally "seated meditation") is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind and experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment (satori).Vietnam - Hue - A young monk writes in the early morning dew on a pillar at the monastery at the Thienmu PagodaIndia - Sarnath - A Buddhist monk blows a trimpet during a service at the Vajra Vidya Institute for Buddhist studies
Umbra Sumus
