Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti or Vesak, is one of the most sacred days in Buddhism. In 2025, this significant occasion will be celebrated on Monday ...

On May 9, banks in Bengal will be shut for the birth anniversary of nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, while May 10-11 is the weekend, and states across India celebrate Buddha Purnima on May 12.

Gautama Buddha has been such a towering figure for over twenty six centuries of human history that there is no shortage of authors attempting to put together his life story cast as that of a ...

The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. According to the Buddha, attachment to family causes suffering because family relationships ...

The auction involves 1,800 jewels linked to the Buddha. The relics, discovered in 1898, hold significant historical and spiritual value. The Ministry of Culture on Monday said it has sent a legal ...

Kino Lorber has unveiled a brand new poster for the new 4K restoration re-release of the beloved 90s religious movie Little Buddha about reincarnation. Directed by Italian maestro Bernardo ...

This year, Rabindranath Tagore's 164th birth anniversary will be celebrated across most Indian states on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, as per the Gregorian calendar. In West Bengal, where the traditional ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story ran on May 6. It was updated following the auction’s postponement. Sotheby’s has postponed the controversial sale of a dazzling cache of jewels linked ...

It comes shortly after the celebration of Narasimha Jayanti and is associated with multiple religious observances. Among the most notable is Buddha Jayanti—the birth anniversary of Gautama ...

HONG KONG — Sotheby’s on Wednesday postponed an auction of jewels associated with Buddha’s remains after the Indian government opposed the sale and demanded it be halted. The gems for ...