Question

On this holiday, electrically illuminated thoranas (“TORE-ah-nahs”), or pandals, are often displayed (-5[1])next to free food stands called dansala. This holiday, which formerly coincided with the Hana Matsuri (-5[1])festival, often overlaps with a celebration in Yasothon (“yah-so-TAWN”) where rockets are set off to ask for rain from the Sky King. As part of this holiday, a common date for life release, scented water is poured over a statue that usually has one finger pointed up and one (15[1])down in a kind of (*) “bathing.” This holiday, which is usually on the first full moon of May, (10[1])often involves wearing white clothes, (-5[2])following the eight (-5[1])precepts, and going to (-5[1])wats, stupas, or other temples (10[1])like Borobudur. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this holiday (-5[1])where Theravada practitioners celebrate (10[1])the birth and (10[1])enlightenment (10[2])of its namesake (10[2])figure. (10[6])■END■ (10[13]0[2])

ANSWER: Vesak [or Vesākha; or Buddha Day; or Buddha's birthday; or Buddha Jayanti; or Buddha Purnima; or Fodan; or Phật Đản]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Religion>
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Summary

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chinmay MurthyTexas AOklahoma B10-5
Reed LouisFSU ANorth Florida26-5
Sam FooTabearnacle3HK1MM7415
Oliver HargraveBetrayed by Rita IzzatdustScottish, Irish, Both or Neither9210
Ishan JoshiMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianWaterloo Hatsune97-5
Anuttam RamjiBerkeley CBerkeley A97-5
Caleb KendrickUMD APitt100-5
Sky LiToronto WearyLa Clique du Château104-5
Daoud JacksonBroken HeartsFour Neg Omelette10910
Khanh NguyenFlorida BFlorida A111-5
Jim FanUNC BDuke A117-5
Jack ObermanUSC AUSC B12110
Michał GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley B12410
Ben WismathToronto JoyWaterloo Miku12510
Max EspensenOld London Town10 Negs that Shook the Quiz12510
Aiden DartleyRutgersCornell B12810
Aidan TeeYes, ModeratorFoucault's Penndulum12810
Jared HeWaterloo HatsuneMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian12910
Katherine LeiMITBrandeis12910
Joy AnHarvardTufts12910
Cade ReinbergerRITCornell A12910
Vincent DuUNC AUNC C12910
Vincent DuUNC AUNC C12910
Ian ChowLa Clique du ChâteauToronto Weary13010
Henry AtkinsLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesToronto Rofl13010
Biniam AlaroFlorida AFlorida B13010
Sean FarrellNorth FloridaFSU A13010
Jason HongBrownBoston College13010
Moses KitakuleColumbia AJHU A13010
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYUSwarthmore13010
Danny PeelenPittUMD A13010
William GrogerColumbia BUMD B13010
Shahar SchwartzBerkeley ABerkeley C13010
Christopher LloydOklahoma BTexas A1300
Oliver WuOklahoma ATexas B13010
Viraj NegandhiTexas CRice1300
Letian LiRiceTexas C13010
Ivan StanisavljevicDuke AUNC B13010