Buddha Purnima honours Siddhartha Gautama's birth anniversary. Celebrations include prayer, temple visits, charitable acts, highlighting the Buddha's teachings.

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.

The historical Buddha is largely an artefact of 19th-century European scholarship rather than a recovered fact, as per ...

Buddha Purnima will be celebrated on May 1 because the full moon tithi remains active throughout the day.

A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia. By Aatish Taseer The T writer at large Aatish Taseer spent some ...

In Hong Kong, Buddha’s birthday is celebrated on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, which this year lands on May 15. Hong Kong declared it a public holiday in 1998; Buddhism is a major religion ...

In a remote Montana valley, a peaceful garden with one thousand Buddhas offers a stunning and serene cultural escape.

Wednesday Motivation by Buddha: Buddha's teachings emphasize that personal responsibility, not external enemies, leads to ...