LIHU‘E — A light rain, similar to that which fell in Lumbini Garden 2,500 years ago, blanketed the Kaua‘i Buddhist Council members that gathered for the issuance of the Hanamatsuri Week and Buddha Day ...
It was a joint celebration on Sunday, one that honored mothers and Buddha, with the message: “Great love knows no boundaries.” Put on by Orange County’s Tzu Chi Foundation, the Buddha Day Ceremony ...
Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha's Birthday, also called Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Day, is a major Buddhist festival observed across much of South, Southeast, and East Asia. The sacred occasion of Buddha ...
Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi Day. Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening — or enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, ...
Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...
Lord Buddha’s sacred relics will be displayed at Sarnath’s Mulagandha Kuti Vihar from Nov 3–5, 2025, marking a rare spiritual event celebrating the 94th anniversary of the Vihar.
Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what ...