Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or ...

Wesak celebrates the Buddha's birthday and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. It is also called Buddha Day. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is ...

Pink Full Moon or Wesak Full Moon? + 3 zodiac signs will escape unscathed from April’s pink full moon In Buddhism, it is celebrated as Buddha Day, symbolizing the supposed day when Siddhartha ...

It was on the Day of Vesak two and a half millennia ago, in the year 623 B.C., that the Buddha was born. It was also on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha attained enlightenment, and it was on the ...

The ceremony symbolizes a new and pure beginning. During Vesak, Buddhists devotees pay special attention on the teachings of Lord Buddha, especially the five principles called as ‘Panchsheel’. On this ...

Paying homage to the Buddha’s relics during the Vesak festival is one of the most spiritually significant rituals, allowing Buddhist followers and the public to receive the Buddha’s blessings.

A discussion regarding the “Buddha Rashmi Vesak Festival”, organized jointly by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple and the Prime Minister’s Office, was held on Wednesday [March 12] at the Prime ...

A discussion regarding the "Buddha Rashmi Vesak Festival", organized jointly by the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple and the Prime Minister’s Office, was held on March 12 at the Prime Minister’s Office ...

Nirvana Day is an annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana at the age of 80. Nirvana is believed to be the end of the cycle of death and rebirth.