Colombo, January 24 (Daily Mirror) - The government has decided to hold the State Vesak festival on May 30 following a request by the Mahanayake Theras of the four Chapters, Minister of Public ...

MAGELANG, Indonesia -- Towering high over the countryside in central Java's Kedu Valley, the Borobudur temple complex is one of the world's biggest and most revered Buddhist monuments. These days, ...

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 ...

We are witnessing a meaningful and colourful Vesak amid showers. In recovering from economic woes with optimism, enthusiastic devotees resorted to various rituals with reverence. Sri Lankans have ...

Vesak Day celebrates Buddha Gautama, the Great Teacher or Spiritual Guru around the 5th century BC. Also known as Siddhartha Gautama, he was born into royalty but believed that wealth did not ...

Colombo burst into colour and light as tens of thousands of devotees gathered on May 12 to mark Vesak Day, Sri Lanka’s most sacred Buddhist festival. The celebrations honoured Buddha’s birth, ...

“Through many a Birth in Existence wandered I, seeking but not finding the builder of this House. Sorrowful is repeated birth. O House-Builder, Thou Art Seen! Thou shalt build no house again. All Thy ...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- This year’s Wesak Day celebration was marked with vibrant and harmonious gatherings as Buddhist devotees filled temples nationwide to observe religious rites. In the ...

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A total of 8,742 ‘Dansal’ have been registered across the island, in line with the Vesak Day celebrations, the Public Health Inspectors’ Union has confirmed. According to PHI Union Chairman Upul ...