Vesak Day 2016 (346) (MNH)

MiNo.3582 - 3585 (Souvenir Sheet 346)Thailand
Opr. (2x5); perf. K 13 1/4
Souvenir Sheet, Issue date: 20/05/2016
Picture descriptions:
esx-eta) Buddha under the Bodhi tree, sayings
esx) "Defeat anger through love"
esy) "Defeat evil through the good"
esz) "Defeat the stinginess by generosity"
eta) "Defeat the lie by the truth"
3582 3 B multicolored esx
3583 3 B multicolored esy
3584 3 B multicolored esz
3585 3 B multicolored eta
Souvenir Sheet issue with MiNo. 3582-3585
Souvenir Sheet 346 (120 mm x 130 mm) etb
Quantity: 100,000 pieces
Designer: Mrs. Parichart Thatsanatheb (Thailand Post)
Printer: Thai British Security Printing, Bangkok
Conservation Status:
Here as a"MINT NEVER HINGED (MNH)" Souvenir Sheet
Issue Notice:


Vesakh is the most important festival of Theravada Buddhism, which is practiced mainly in Thailand and reminds you of important stations of the historical Buddha.
In Southern Buddhism (Theravada) Buddhism commemorate on that day at the same time of the birth, the enlightenment and the "extinction" of the Buddha.
Like all important Buddhist festivals is Vesakh on a full moon day, in this case, on the full moon of the second month. This is usually in May of the Gregorian calendar.
The center of the Vesak festival is the life of Buddha and his teachings. The celebrations are marked by religious teachings and reciting the canonical texts of the Pali canon