Malaysia

PM wishes Happy Wesak Day to Malaysian Buddhists

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim sends greetings via Facebook, highlights celebration’s meaning

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 04 May 2023 4:16PM

PM wishes Happy Wesak Day to Malaysian Buddhists
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar has wished Buddhists in the country a Happy Wesak Day, posting on his Facebook with a brief summary of the meaning of the celebration. – ABDUL RAZAK LATIF/The Vibes file pic, May 4, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wished Buddhists in the country a Happy Wesak Day in a Facebook post today.

Anwar said Wesak Day is a big day for the Buddhists to commemorate three important events in the life of Gautama Buddha, namely his birth, enlightenment and death. 

“Buddhists believe that to achieve the highest level of happiness or Nirvana is to fight and eliminate greed, hatred and evil. This is a very universal philosophy that can be emulated to cultivate love, human dignity, the principle of coexistence, respect and living in peace and harmony,” he said. 

The prime minister said that the various festivals and cultures in the country should provide enlightenment to Malaysians to continue to bring the message of love and peace, as well as understanding, as a way to avoid the destruction and extinction of the pluralist way of life in the country. – Bernama, May 4, 2023

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