https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/home daily 1.0 2026-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/5646eb6f-f7e7-48fe-b42d-2af7ffd7a208/DAHAM+NIKETANAYA.jpeg Home Join us to Commemorate The Birth, Enlightenment and Passing of the Lord Buddha. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588157959807-R4DWY9ZLKI94Q7JH0O82/image-asset.jpeg Home - About Vesak Learn more about the most auspicious celebration on the Buddhist calendar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588066133797-5HOKZQMX6MMJ3RULCHF0/image-asset.jpeg Home - Here’s Our Story Victorian Celebration of the United Nations Day of Vesak is the culmination of a vibrant and diverse Victorian Buddhist Community. Learn more about what it takes to bring this event to life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1602910645501-L12KJ3T4YWSRILAWV9NL/image-asset.jpeg Home - Be a part of Our Story We are actively looking for participants, volunteers and contributors to help culminate our vision. If you would like to be a part of our program, please reach out to us here. https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/about daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590406560-UB1A5JU4XZ0BSXUW3XX9/DSC07548.JPG About Children speaking on a decorated stage with a Buddha statue, flowers, flags, and leaves labeled with Buddhist virtues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590424643-ZWB6M39OHSOQHQNCZFMX/DSC07546.JPG About Two boys sing into microphones on a decorated stage during a festive ceremony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590369090-UQ3SOA32FSCX94L30DBO/DSC07539.JPG About Golden Buddha statue on a flower-adorned altar, surrounded by Buddhist virtue signs and flags https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590442327-0I08HU31D2MN1DT35C8T/DSC07528.JPG About Buddhist monks worship at a flower-decorated Buddha altar during a stage ceremony with colorful flags and virtue-themed leaf decorations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590443289-D0IELNTLODVDCIBCZO6Q/DSC07527.JPG About Buddhist ceremony with monks, a Buddha statue, floral arrangements, flags, and virtues displayed on lotus leaves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590512111-U8A3AFTNFCPGHZH3021N/DSC07522.JPG About Buddhist ceremony with temple banners, a Buddha statue, flags, and seated attendees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590556251-8R4M1VYKHAET8ZR3TDU5/DSC07521.JPG About Traditional drummers perform onstage beside a flower-adorned Buddhist altar and national flags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590570652-L8NIETPYLLV8IIVPHYAS/DSC07519.JPG About Decorated theater stage with a flower-covered altar, religious statue, flags, microphones, and ceremonial seating https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590686905-2PIGMS0KRM6SJHPU3MY2/DSC07518.JPG About People, including a child, play large cymbals and drums in a street parade outside a city building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590663232-S6HQZX0QH7T0ZIU8VR77/DSC07517.JPG About People playing large drums and cymbals in a downtown street parade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590717373-TWFCBQ5O2LETDABEIGEG/DSC07516.JPG About Buddhist street procession with a decorated Buddha statue, colorful Buddhist flags, balloons, flowers, and participants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590832666-ZUM2FWX0EY57KKL7YWQO/DSC07513.JPG About Multicultural parade group carrying an Australian flag and colorful banners in front of a tram https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/contact-us daily 0.75 2020-04-23 https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/vesak-1 daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588589918504-QBUMGZ03AC28D3GZBKPM/image-asset.jpeg Vesak - Vesak Each year around the time of the May full moon, Buddha Dhamma practitioners around the world gather to pay homage to Lord Buddha. To commemorate his birth, when he was named Siddhartha Gautama, his enlightenment at thirty five, and passing into parinibbana, forty five years later at eighty years. The exact date of Vesak, also known as Buddhas Day, Buddha’s Birthday, Saka Dawa among others, each year varies according to the lunar calendars used by different traditions. Buddhists observe the occasion in many ways, including the occasion make special efforts to generate happiness for the unfortunate, the aged, differently abled, and sick. https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/about-vesak daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/about-buddhism daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/official-vesak-messages daily 0.75 2020-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1587638743523-EYMJQ5W4OEGE93ORF96E/Screen+Shot+2018-05-05+at+3.46.11+pm-1.png Official Vesak Messages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5a514d65019f01a2cb2be5/1562687033752-GYBC5N9IBWBEWSB8ZXJ2/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Official Vesak Messages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5a514d65019f01a2cb2be5/1562687042835-DITPZLPAZ9VB5SVD9Y3U/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Official Vesak Messages https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/be-involved daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/event-program daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Event - Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Event - Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Event - Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972640028-6PU1DIMQ7EX99TQVB50U/_MG_7008.jpg Event - Program Buddhist ceremony on a concert hall stage with monks, a Buddha statue, organ pipes, and projection screens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972643686-DOH310YRAYQQOFHU53U1/_MG_7018.jpg Event - Program Buddhist monks and performers onstage beneath a large pipe organ and jungle mural https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972647090-VN904ZA4LFX1RCZAIN65/1-1.jpg Event - Program Welcome to the United Nations Day of Vesak banner displayed on a city sidewalk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972641842-4PHCC7630ZF4QLTEBHC2/3.jpg Event - Program Traditional drumming performance in front of a Buddhist altar with golden Buddha statues and floral arrangements https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972640605-7YRHKT0NUCQ88ELU8S4C/10.jpg Event - Program Children and teens in white robes holding flower bouquets during a religious ceremony on stage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972647636-C0V5R1WOYWNS9X1HXPSX/18+2.jpg Event - Program Buddhist monk speaking into a microphone during a ceremony in front of a reclining Buddha statue, floral arrangements, and seated attendees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1589972651655-3VNPMOVPQGRAPUCK9EMY/DSC_9303.jpg Event - Program Buddhist monks and laypeople sharing a meal at long tables in a colorful community dining hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588757930231-4L330OCWDQQL9MSVLVAM/IMG_3392.jpeg Event - Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590686905-2PIGMS0KRM6SJHPU3MY2/DSC07518.JPG Event - Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1588590406560-UB1A5JU4XZ0BSXUW3XX9/DSC07548.JPG Event - Program https://www.unvesakvictoria.org.au/our-vision daily 0.75 2026-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1590026094223-J24F8TEGYGOWLF9OR27J/DSC_4486+copy.jpg Our Vision - Creating Victorian United Nations Day of Vesak The Spirit of Vesak can help animate a global response to the challenges of our day. The Victorian Observance of the United Nations Day of Vesak was created to gather the interconnected Buddhist peoples of Victoria. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ea032404926a37192d936ab/1590025650880-040L9S4JX7LBQYV3MLR3/27.jpg Our Vision - Springvale Town Hall Our Vesak commemoration story as one diverse Victorian Buddhist community began 2008 in the warmth and welcome of the Springvale Town Hall, and the Greater City of Dandenong. With a strong emphasis on sharing merits within the different Buddhist traditions, and a focused goal to commemorate Vesak; our first event was an astounding success shared by some 700 guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5a514d65019f01a2cb2be5/1562687054750-ZJCFVFUNAPLXW8DLPKYY/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg Our Vision - Melbourne Town Hall The Annual Victorian United Nations Day of Vesak takes place in the heart of Melbourne at the Melbourne Town Hall. Devout Buddhists and curious Victorians have joined with us for over a decade to share in the merits of Vesak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c5a514d65019f01a2cb2be5/1579820896794-J569NSTKHORYGF4PE2UP/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Our Vision - Current Operations VUNDV Inc. is currently undertaking several community driven initiatives. 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