Buddhist Festivals

This one of Theravada Buddhism's most important festivals. It always falls on the full moon in July which is the 8th lunar month of the old Indian calendar. It commemorates Buddha's first public speech t...

Guru Ripoche also known as Padmasambhava was the first Indian monk to bring Buddhism to Tibet. He is the founder of the oldest of the four main schools of Buddhism. The Nyingma tradition c...

Bodhi day (also know as Rohatsu) is always on the 8th day of the 12 lunar month of the Chinese calendar or 8th December and is celebrated by Mahayana Buddhists around the world. It commemorates the ...

Chotrul Duchen -  (meaning "great day of miraculous manifestations" is often known as "the butter lamp festival "). It is one of four Tibetan Buddhist festival commemorating four events in the life ...

Dugzhuuba - is a special purification ceremony carried out on the eve of the Buddhist new year. Since ancient times, the people who practice Buddhism, are very sensitive and serious about this rite. ...

This festival is celebrated in one small town in Sri Lanka. It symbolises the introduction of Buddhist to this small island nearly 2000 years ago. It lasts for 15 days and is in honour of the sacred...

It is a celebration of the coming to earth of Maitreya the Buddha of the Future. It is when Buddhists prepare and celebrate the return of the next Buddha known as the Maitreya. According to Buddhist...

Magha Puja (sometimes known Sanga Day) is an important Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of Māgha in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Tabodwe in Myanmar. The spiritual aims of the day are: no...

Mahayana (Buddhism’s New Year) is based on the Luna calendar and takes place on the first full moon in January. It is the largest of the three major tradition of Buddhism today those being Theravada, Mah...

Monlam Chenmo is a two-week period during which the Buddha performed various miracles. The two weeks of holy days are observed with the Tibetan Great Prayer Festival beginning on Tibetan New Year, and, o...

Nirvana Day (also known as Parinirvana day) an important day in the Buddhist Calendar. It is the festival celebrated by Buddhists on either 8th or 15th February. It is a celebration of Buddha's death at ...

Obon, also known as Ulambana, is a three day Shinto Buddhist festival to honour the spirits of our ancestors and loved ones. This Buddhist-Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday when ...

Today, 6th July, is the 14th and current Dalai Lama's birthday as well as being one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time. So Happy Birthday your Holiness. Dalai Lamas are the most important...

Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism share the same core beliefs and devotion to the life and teaching of Buddha, but they do have some differences. Theravada Buddhism is associated with South E...

Zula-Khural - the most important day for Tibetan Buddhists. It falls on the 25th day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar and celebrates the day the founder of the Tibetan Gelug School (Je Tsongkhapa...