Buddhists, too, have their own significant celebration in December – Bodhi Day, commemorating the day Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. This occasion is marked by unique ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is ...

With origins dating back to the Edo Period (1603-1868), Omisoka is a Japanese celebration of the last day of the year. As midnight approaches, Buddhist temples across the country usher in the new ...

Kathina is an important celebration in the Buddhist calendar. This festival celebrates the Buddhist community joining together to present the monks in their monastery with new robes. Buddhist ...

Australia and New Zealand were among the first countries to ring in the New Year. View on euronews ...

It falls on the eighth day of the fourth month according to the lunar calendar and this year the celebration falls on May 6th. Buddha’s birthday is not only a holiday for the 15 million people who ...

Thais are celebrating this year's Songkran festival, also known as the Buddhist New Year ... bright floral clothes as they take part in the celebrations. In this image (below) a young boy sits ...

Missing the glitzy, noisy, joyous, and months-long Christmas festivities they are used to, Filipinos in Buddhist-dominated ...

Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs have their own Diwali ... death and rebirth. Sikhs celebrate Bandi Chhor Divas — a day that overlaps with Diwali — to commemorate the release of Guru Hargobind ...