Salt Lake City Buddhists Celebrate 90th Obon Festival
Justin Whitaker
14 July 2026
Utah’s Japanese American community celebrated nine decades of ancestral remembrance
Planting Seeds of Peace: Two Children’s Books Bring the Buddha’s Message to Young Readers
Justin Whitaker
14 July 2026
Two new Buddhist children’s books from Priya Kumari offer young readers joyful, accessible gateways into Vesak, interdependence, and peace
New York City Buddhists Mark Largest-Ever Vesak Day Celebration with Mayor Mamdani
Justin Whitaker
9 July 2026
Mayor Mamdani addressed the Vesak Day celebration, speaking of the city’s diversity as a source of strength rather than division
White House Hosts Buddhist Representatives for Fifth Official Vesak Observance
Craig Lewis
15 June 2026
The White House hosted its own annual Vesak observance on 11 June, continuing a new tradition begun in 2021.
London’s Growing Bangladeshi Buddhist Community Celebrates Vesak
Dipen Barua
1 June 2026
Members of London’s flourishing Bangladeshi Buddhist community gathered in Jetaban Bihar London on Sunday to celebrate Vesak.
Western Buddhist Association Draws More Than 1,000 Participants in New York for “A Mindful Walk for Wellness”
Justin Whitaker
19 May 2026
More than 1,000 people joined a Buddhist mindfulness walk across the Brooklyn Bridge during New York’s second annual Buddhist Cultural Festival
Three Buddhist Monks Reported Killed in Military Airstrikes During Myanmar’s New Year Festival
Craig Lewis
17 April 2026
At least three Buddhist monks were killed after the military junta carried out airstrikes on Buddhist monasteries in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region.
Twin Moons and Common Threads: A Bangladeshi Family’s Celebration of a Chinese Festival
Dipen Barua
27 February 2026
The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong brings Chinese New Year Festivities to a Bangladeshi family and other South Asian communities
The Eighth Dzongsar Monlam Chenmo Commences in Bodh Gaya
Craig Lewis
21 November 2025
The Eighth Dzongsar Monlam Chenmo has commenced on Bodh Gaya, a powerful 10-day great prayer festival for peace led Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche.
Sacred Relics of the Buddha Travel from India to Bhutan for the Global Peace Prayer Festival
Craig Lewis
10 November 2025
Sacred relics of Shakyamuni Buddha arrived in Bhutan from India on Saturday, where they will be placed on display for the Global Peace Prayer Festival.
Bhutan’s Laytshog Lopen Sangay Dorji Promotes Events of Global Peace Prayer Festival in November
Raymond Lam
16 October 2025
The Festival’s six events have had their dates revised and are being promoted by one of the most senior members of the Central Monastic Body
At least 32 Killed, 50 Injured During Myanmar Military Strike on Buddhist Festival
Craig Lewis
9 October 2025
At least 32 people were killed—including several children—and more than 50 injured on Monday during an attack on a Buddhist festival by government forces.