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 people were killed—including several children—and more than 50 injured on Monday during an attack on a Buddhist festival by government forces.
Buddhist leaders in Bangladesh met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Probarona Purnima to express gratitude and discuss community needs
The government of the Kingdom of Bhutan has announced that it will host a Global Peace Prayer Festival in the capital Thimphu from 4–17 November.
Rooted in Japanese Buddhist tradition, Obon in Hawaiʻi features weekly bon dances, lanterns, and community gatherings to honor deceased loved ones.
Handmade lanterns, temple foods, and cultural celebrations marked this year’s Yeon Deung Hoe festival in Seoul, continuing a 1,200-year-old Buddhist tradition now recognized by UNESCO
A Great Prayer Festival dedicated to the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was held at Kirtighar Samyeling in Bodh Gaya, India, from 7–11 January.
Fifteen Buddhist organizations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh will not celebrate the Kathina robe-offering ceremony because of security concerns.
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 is the biggest religious festival for Buddhists and was celebrated across Bangladesh, where it is observed as a public holiday, on 22 May.
Thailand will observe Makha Bucha on 24 February, an important Buddhist festivals that extends across many countries in South and Southeast Asia.
How the historical Buddha solved a major monastic argument, and how it became a festival of lanterns, lights, and joy
