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Category: Buddhist


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The Buddhist category includes religious or cultural observances in the Buddhist faith.

Bodhi Day (B)(CN)(532 BC): January 13

Daily

Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Japan celebrates this event annually on December 8th. People following the Chinese religious calendar celebrate it on...

January

Buddhist Lent (B) (Vassa): July 11- Octobe...

Monthly

Buddhist Lent marks the start of the Wan Khao Phansa, a period of three lunar months during which Buddhist monks return to their temples and sequester. It is a reenactment of the habits of The Buddha. He...

January

Day of Metta (B): March 22 (est)

Daily

BUDDHIST DAY OF METTA The Buddhist Day of Metta, also known as "Loving-Kindness Day," is a spiritual observance celebrated by Buddhists worldwide to cultivate metta, or loving-kindness, towards all being...

January

Omizutori Water Drawing Festival (JP): Mar...

Weekly

This Buddhist Festival in Japan occurs each year between March 1 and 14, culminating with water drawing at the Todaiji Temple. Each night, believers carry giant torches to the balcony of Nigatsudo and sho...

January

Vesak (B)(H): May 12

Daily

Vesak or Wesak is commonly referred to as Buddha Day and is acknowledged by the United Nations on the full moon in May (Vaisakha, a month of the Buddhist calendar that Hindus share). It is the day the Bud...

January

Loi Krathong (B): November 5

Daily

Loi Krathong Day is a holiday that honors Buddha and focuses on releasing negative thoughts and feelings. It is also a day of thanksgiving to the water goddess Phra Mae. People of Thailand, Laos and ot...

January
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