While the calendars share a common lineage, they also have minor but important variations such as intercalation schedules, month names and numbering, use of cycles, etc. In Thailand, the name Buddhist ...

Every spring, thousands of monks gather at the ancient Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia, on the most important day on the Buddhist calendar: Buddha Day. Also known as Waisak Day or Vesak Day, the ...

Khlong Luang, Thailand, Feb 22 (EFE).Khlong Luang, Thailand, Feb 22 (EFE). — Buddhists in several Southeast Asian countries celebrated on Monday “Magha Puja” day, which commemorates the first sermon ...

Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist ...

The Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple is lit during the annual Buddhist festival of Vesak in Colombo, Sri Lanka Getty Images Buddhists around the world are celebrating Vesak, one of the most important days ...

Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha Purnima, also known internationally as Vesak, is one of the most significant days on the Buddhist calendar. It commemorates not just the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, who ...

A busy time on the Thailand events calendar, the Ok Phansa festival is celebrated on the full moon of the 11th lunar month or October and marks the end of the Buddhist Lent. It is a time of ...

GORNO-ALTAISK, February 11 (Itar-Tass) - People in theTuva Republic on Monday celerate Shagaa -- New Year, Buddhist calendar. The Supreme Khural (parliament) of the Republic declared February 11 - the ...

The bon dance at the Waimea Higashi Hongwanji, erected in 1899, may have marked the final bon dance for the Kauai Buddhist Council calendar that hosts six bon dances during the summer months.

The first day of the Buddhist New Year is sealed in the Tuva Constitution as a Shagaa Feast GORNO-ALTAISK, February 11 (Itar-Tass) - People in theTuva Republic on Monday celerate Shagaa -- New Year, ...