Despite the curfew imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Sri Lankan Buddhists are getting ready to celebrate the Vesak festival, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord ...

Surani Madhu Attapattu, a mother of three, has decided to participate in guided meditation sessions, chanting, prayers and online activities during the Vesak festival in Sri Lanka. The religious ...

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 ...