When Anawrahta made Theravada Buddhism the national religion ... The followers of the cult of astrology threw a veneer of Buddhism over their ritual and ceremony, as for example in the case ...

In Theravada Buddhism, the kind of Buddhism practiced ... of achieving prosperity in this life and a better rebirth. Such practices, Buddhists believe, may also get them closer to the ultimate ...

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