Despite challenges, Bangladesh’s Buddhist lineages continue to thrive through their devotional offerings, festivals, and community support
Celebrated one month earlier than in Japan, the Obon festival commemorates the deceased and the bodhisattva Jizo’s compassion
It is time that Yasodhara, the Buddha’s wife, is more widely recognized as a great enlightened one with an updated date of her passing
How the historical Buddha solved a major monastic argument, and how it became a festival of lanterns, lights, and joy
A tribute to a monk who helped Buddhism in Bengali-speaking circles to reform and prosper in the late colonial and postcolonial periods
How a site reputed to have been visited by the Buddha has hosted modern day festivals for Bangladeshi communities every New Year
The lighting and releasing of sky lanterns as an ancient Buddhist festival marking the end of the rains retreat
A colorful look into the Buddhist roots of one of Japan’s most iconic festivals
Sagi Mai brings protection and blessings, just as the beautiful herons appear on the banks of the Kamo River in Kyoto
Korea’s annual Yeondeunghoe (연등회), popularly known as the Lotus Lantern Festival, marking the birth of the Buddha, has once again illuminated Seoul.
Traditional festival to make merit for the living and the dead
Participants united toward global peace and pandemic…
