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.

(UNDATED) The traditional Buddha _ which is actually a word meaning “The Enlightened One” rather than the name of a person _ lived about 2,500 years ago on what is now the Indian-Nepalese border, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archaeologists in China may very well have discovered the remains of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, secretly tucked away under the rubble of a destroyed temple. The 1,000-year-old artifact features an ...

Siddhartha Gautama, best known as the Buddha (the enlightened one), lived some 500 years before Jesus Christ. Born into ...

Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what ...

In spite of not having faith in Godlike Supreme Power, like Jainism, Buddhism has also made excellent contribution towards strengthening the Indian Way, particularly making it dynamic and in bringing ...

Internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan movie ‘Sri Siddhartha Gautama’ which was made based on the life of the prince Siddaratha and his journey to be the Buddha has been nominated for the ‘Best Feature ...