Festival of Tibetan Culture Marks the Dalai Lama’s 89th Birthday in Bulgaria
Lyudmila Klasanova
12 July 2024
The first three-day Festival of Tibetan Culture was held in the city of Burgas, on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, on 6–8 July.
Buddha Purnima Celebrated in Bangladesh with Warm Greetings from the President and Prime Minister
Dipen Barua
24 May 2024
Buddha Purnima is the biggest religious festival for Buddhists and was celebrated across Bangladesh, where it is observed as a public holiday, on 22 May.
Thailand Celebrates Makha Bucha with a Display of Buddhist Relics from India
Dipen Barua
23 February 2024
Thailand will observe Makha Bucha on 24 February, an important Buddhist festivals that extends across many countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Skybound Lights: The Buddhist Festival of Prabāraṇā Pūrnīmā in Bangladesh
Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury
13 December 2023
How the historical Buddha solved a major monastic argument, and how it became a festival of lanterns, lights, and joy
International Buddhist Confederation to Host Abhidhamma Celebration and Conference with Gautam Buddha University
Raymond Lam
20 October 2023
Conference will highlight core body of Buddhist texts in the Theravada tradition, which form a central component of Buddhist philosophy
Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia Celebrates Vesak in the Spirit of Social Harmony
Craig C Lewis
7 June 2023
Marking Indonesia’s celebration of Vesak, the Young Buddhist Association organized events to raise awareness of the universal values of Buddhism.
Seoul’s Festival of Light Marks the Birth of the Buddha in a Blaze of Color
Craig C Lewis
22 May 2023
Korea’s annual Yeondeunghoe lantern festival, marking the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha, lights up the streets of Seoul
Online Dharma: Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Craig C Lewis
14 November 2022
Siddartha’s Intent, founded by the renowned Bhutanese lama, filmmaker, and author Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, has announced that Rinpoche will lead a live-streamed Bodhisattva Vow
Beginner’s Mind: Māgha Pūjā – A Day Alongside Dukkha
Gus Nordmeyer
4 November 2022
Reflections of a US college student on undertaking to observe the eight precepts
Pavarana: The Theravada Tradition of Launching Sky Lanterns
Dipen Barua
19 October 2022
The lighting and releasing of sky lanterns as an ancient Buddhist festival marking the end of the rains retreat
Buddhist Obon Festival Returns to Southern California after COVID Absence
Justin Whitaker
4 August 2022
The Guadalupe Buddhist Church, a member of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Churches of America, drew Buddhists from several communities together in celebration
Vesak: Curfew Eased in Sri Lanka for Buddhist Festival
Craig C Lewis
16 May 2022
Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government lifted a nationwide curfew to allow the country’s Buddhist majority to observe the festival of Vesak on Sunday, which commemorates the