The traditional bathing of the Buddha and a long procession marked the start of Vesak 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vesak 2025 celebration at Borobudur Temple will run from 4 to 12 May, highlighted by the release of 2,569 lanterns.

The celebration is organised in collaboration with the Malaysia Buddhist Consultative Council, the Selangor Chapter of the Malaysia Buddhist Association and the Theravada Buddhist ... These will ...

The first issue, writes Gindin, is that the monk’s speech about the ocean is not what Theravada Buddhism, the school to which Luang Por Teera apparently belongs, actually teaches about life ...

Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism share the same core beliefs ... It explains the mixing of the teachings with pre-existing local beliefs and rituals as Buddhism spread north and east from ...

The delegation was led by Monk Lee Sung Ku of Yeongpyeongsa Temple — a tranquil spiritual retreat known for its deep-rooted Buddhist practices. Currently on a pilgrimage tour, the South Korean ...

This essay provides additional information on Sri Lanka’s role in establishing Theravada Buddhism in South East Asia. It is a supplementary essay to the earlier essays on subject. Historians agree ...

Sanghamitra established an order of nuns in Sri Lanka and her name remains synonymous with the female Buddhist monastic order of Theravada Buddhism, not only in Sri Lanka but also in Burma ...

President Ranil Wickremesinghe underscored the significance of Theravada Buddhism in addressing the challenges posed by a world rapidly advancing in science and technology. Speaking at the State Vesak ...

He made these remarks during the inauguration of the new building complex at the Kelaniya University Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies this morning (31 Jan.). The President ...