Buddhism News

May 24, Colombo: Observance of Buddha's message of the Dhamma enriched national unity and religious coexistence in the country, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in his Vesak Day Message to the Nation.

The latest installation of the University of Michigan Museum of Art's Collections Collaborations series is a spiritual journey wrapped around an exotic adventure.

Thousands of Buddhist monks and Buddhists marched on Friday morning around Preah Reach Trap Mountain, where the relics of Buddha are housed, to celebrate the Visak Bochea's Day, or Buddha's Day.

Saha Farms' Ban Sukhawadee and the Phra Yai Chaiyaphum Foundation organized a merit-making ceremony to raise funds for a 20 billion baht Buddhism center in Thailand's northeast.

Usually, the Chinese artist was naked, often doing revolting things such as coating his body with sugary water to attract flies.

Russian Buddhists are preparing to celebrate the Buddha's birthday: the day of his enlightenment and passing into Nirvana.

Vesak, the most important holy day of the year to many Buddhists around the world, will be celebrated on May 24th or 25th in 2013, depending on the country and branch of Buddhism.

Poor Brad. He was at the top of his profession, healthy, with all the aforementioned assets except the passel of kids.

Most religions have an emblem and a flag. Buddhism did not have a flag for a long time.

Tens of thousands of statues of the Buddha and his disciples look down on a river valley from the Longmen Grottoes Making our way along the stone pathway, we commence our approach to the Big Vairocana Buddha of Longmen Grottoes by scaling a vertiginous flight of stairs set parallel to the cliff.

Michael Fitzpatrick gets a blessing from His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at the KFC Yum! Center on May 20, 2013.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Dalai Lama's second day in Louisville started on a solemn and contemplative note as he began two sessions of teachings at the KFC The Dalai Lama was asked during a speech in Louisville how to forgive the unforgivable, namely the Boston bombers.

A bar owner in China who erected a statue of two Buddhas locked in a passionate embrace has been ordered to take it down after local officials deemed it too sexy for public display.

Go West! This month, the Frederik Meijer Gardens &aA ASScuplture Park takes a look across the Pacific with "Looking East, Facing West: The World of Zhang Huan," opening May 24 .

Myanmar needs a new nationalism By Matthew J Walton Many outside observers have been shocked to see Buddhists in Myanmar leading recent violent actions against Muslims.

Vaishakh Purnima is a full-moon day that falls in the current month. It is an auspicious day, both for Hindus and Buddhists.

Critics say that, by ordaining as a monk, a celebrity transvestite is using the religion for selfish reasons, but, like everyone else, he has the right to seek solace in the temple One key argument against the decision by a former Miss Tiffany to become a monk is that he may be doing so to escape personal problems or send someone a statement.

The other night, biking down to the French Quarter I noticed dozens of strands of brightly colored Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags flapping in the warm spring, jasmine-scented air.

The history of Bn is difficult to clearly ascertain because the earliest surviving documents referring to the religion come from the 9th and 10th centuries, well after Buddhists began the suppression of indigenous beliefs and practices.

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will launch Buddhism Promotion Week at Sanam Luang this Saturday as part of celebrations for Visakha Bucha Day.