(RNS) — The White House will play host to a Vesak ceremony on Thursday afternoon (May 23), the fourth time President Joe Biden’s administration has marked the annual Buddhist holiday celebrating the ...

President Joe Biden Thursday marked the Buddhist holiday of Vesak, recognizing the contributions of American Buddhists. He said Vesak is a time to reflect on values, including the need to work for ...

Local Buddhists will gather at Warren Fitzgerald Community Auditorium June 16 to celebrate International Vesak Day. The celebration commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha Gautama ...

Global leaders touch on relevance of Buddha’s message amid COVID -19. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent his warmest greetings to Buddhists around the world on Wednesday in honor of Vesak, a ...

More than a thousand people gathered to mark Vesak day at the Borobudur temple, a UNESCO world heritage site - Copyright AFP JUNI KRISWANTO More than a thousand ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island Buddhist Vihara (SIBV) is planning to host its annual Vesak celebration on Sunday, May 3. Vesak is the holiest day of the Buddhist calendar and is celebrated ...

Sri Lanka, May 19 -- The Northern Province Vesak Festival was held on May 16 at the Mahaweli Sports Ground in Welioya, bringing together communities, government officials, and educational institutions ...

Vesak -- a holy day celebrating Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death -- comes every May, on the full moon in the tiny, Asian country of Sri Lanka. All along the roadways people hand out food to ...

May 23 (UPI) --President Joe Biden on Thursday recognized the contributions of American Buddhists as he marked the Buddhist holiday of Vesak. In a White House statement, Biden said, "Jill and I extend ...

Hundreds of lanterns were released into the sky by Indonesian Buddhists celebrating Vesak day at the temple of Borobudur for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit the country. More than a ...