The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is ...

Buddhist devotees stand in a queue to light butter lamps during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Thursday. The Associated Press A devotee ...

26.1 x 39.9 x 13.4 cm. (10.3 x 15.7 x 5.3 in.) ...

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It ...

On the day of Buddha's birth, many temples provide free meals and tea to all visitors who make the journey. The breakfast and lunch provided are often a mixed rice and vegetable dish known as ...

But tracing a timeline of events for the historical Buddha can be difficult, as the dates are controversial. Scholars are divided between two dates for his birth – c563 or c448BC – with recent ...

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...

Missionaries, many of them South Korean like Pang, have helped build one of the world's fastest-growing Christian communities in Nepal, a former Hindu kingdom and the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

This is similar to Tibetan Buddhism, which also combines the observation of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death in the springtime Saka Dawa festival. As a scholar of Buddhism in East ...