Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

The Buddha's Birthday is an important day of celebration for Buddhists around the world. The holiday is traditionally celebrated in most of South and East Asia to commemorate the birth of Prince ...

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 ...

(AP) — Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha. Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi ...

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be celebrated across the country today. Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On ...

Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening or enlightenment and became the Buddha 2,600 years ago. Bodhi Day is typically celebrated in the ...

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 ...

Gautama Buddha’s philosophy provides us one of the most effective paths to achieve profound inner peace and harmony. Whatever ...

About 25 years ago I had the good fortune to drive one of the world's preeminent Buddhist teachers, Lama Ole Nydahl, from Kennedy Airport to the Diamond Way Buddhism Center in Manhattan. At one point ...