The thrice blessed day, the birth, Supreme Enlightenment and passing away (parinibbana) of the Buddha is in the month of May (Vaisak). It is remarkable that all three important events in the Buddha’s ...

Vesak is a day for humanity to revere the Birth, the Enlightenment and the Parinibbana of the Buddha, the “Tathagatha”. It is a day to rejoice in the Buddha. A day to reflect on the supreme truth and ...

The time for offering of Katina Cheevera - thick robes for the rainy season to Buddhist priests who observed “Vas” or the rainy season sojourn ends on Il full moon poya day. Thus a series of ...

The Buddha’s first visit to His hometown Kimbulwathpura or Kapilavasthu, made on a Medin Full Moon Poya Day seven days after Enlightenment, was one of the most significant events in the life of the ...

Buddhism Illuminated: Manuscript Art from Southeast Asia is a lavishly illustrated book published earlier this year by the British Library in collaboration with Washington University Press. The book ...

Ideally, the triple commemoration of the birth, enlightenment and Parinibbana of the Buddha ought to be a religious affair, but we have made Vesak the most colourful celebration, which eclipses the ...

Burmese celebrate this day by watering the scared Bodhi tree at various pagodas throughout the country. This is done as a mark of veneration to the Buddha who attained Enlightenment sitting under the ...

If the Buddha were here today, what would he do with television? Nam June Paik answers with his famous TV Buddha installation of 1974: a statue of Buddha sits in meditation facing a television set; on ...