New stamps from Sri Lanka..

 

Date of  Issue : 18 May 2013

Srilanka Post issued a set of four stamps and a miniature sheet featuring Vesak on 18th May 2013 and a stamp on Dhramasoka College on 4th May 2013.

Vesak Festival

 Vesak also known as Buddha Purnima is a holy day observed traditionally by Buddhists in Sri Lanka, Tibet, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and the South East Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Sometimes informally called "Buddha's Birthday", it actually commemorates the birth, enlightenment (nirvāna), and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha.

Dhramasoka College, Ambalangoda

Date of Issue : 4 May 2013

: Pradip Jain – Patna