Every spring, thousands of monks gather at the ancient Borobudur Temple in Java, Indonesia, on the most important day on the Buddhist calendar: Buddha Day. Also known as Waisak Day or Vesak Day, the ...

The Pittsburgh Buddhist Center in West Deer on Sunday celebrated Vesak, a holiday that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. “The belief is that all of these events happened ...

A Buddhist monk says that a lantern competition organized by Buddhist students in a Catholic school just north of Colombo to mark Vesak has united students of the two communities. Venerable Kossinne ...

Vesak remains the most important day of the year for Buddhists. This is celebrated on the full moon day in May, to commemorate the birth, enlightenment, and passing on of Lord Buddha. Vesak remains ...

The Buddhist Vesak festival celebrations in Sri Lanka have evolved into an interreligious affair, with more Hindus and Christians participating in the festivities, observers say. Christians and Hindus ...

Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian Buddhists celebrating Vesak day at the temple of Borobudur for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country. More than a ...

A devotee bathes a Buddha statue during celebrations of the Buddha's birthday in Malaysia. Wong Fok Loy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images When Siddhartha Gautama was born, he was clearly no ...

Thousands gathered in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the UN Day of Vesak with a glowing lantern ceremony symbolizing compassion and unity. On the evening of May 6, Minister of Ethnic and Religious ...

The lantern festival, celebrating Buddha's birthday will be held until May 11. As the exact birthday of Buddha, born 2,558 years ago is unknown, South Korea celebrates his birthday on the full moon of ...