News tagged “Vesak”

All Prayers Today Are for the Great Teacher — Buddha Shakyamuni

For more than 2,500 years, the Teaching of a prince named Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha Shakyamuni) has inspired millions of people. A man who, having encountered the pain and suffering of the world, set out on a journey in search of…

Believers began the Day of Buddha Shakyamuni's Birth, Enlightenment and passing into Mahaparinirvana by taking vows

Today is the most important day for all Buddhists — the Day of Buddha Shakyamuni's Birth, Enlightenment and passing into Mahaparinirvana, which believers began at the Central Khurul by taking the one-day Mahayana vows. With…

One of the Most Sacred Days in the Buddhist Calendar Is Approaching

One of the most sacred days in the Buddhist calendar is approaching — the Day of the Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing into Mahaparinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni. Around the world, Buddhists observe it with a special spiritual…

For boundless love, for help, for the chance to comprehend the bestowed Buddhist Teaching, we offer our prayers to the Teacher

Today all prayers, all offerings are for him, Buddha Shakyamuni. Every year on the 15th lunar day of the sacred month of Urs Sar, the faithful celebrate the birthday...

The believers of Kalmykia began the Buddha’s birthday by taking one-day Mahayana vows

This day, important for every Buddhist — the Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing into Mahaparinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni — many began with a visit to the Central...

This sacred day concluded with the consecration and washing ritual of the large thangka of Buddha Shakyamuni

We would like to convey a little of the atmosphere from the consecration and washing ritual of the large thangka of Buddha Shakyamuni, which by tradition was hung on the northern side of the fa...

Kalmykia to Celebrate the Birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni

The Shajin Lama of Kalmykia Gave a Lecture on the Basics of Studying Buddhist Philosophy

The meeting of the Shajin Lama of Kalmykia, Geshe Tenzin Choydak, with the faithful, held the day before, was very interesting and fruitful. On the Day of the Birth, Enlightenment, and Passing...

OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SVAHA

A photo report from the ritual of washing and consecrating the large thangka of Buddha Shakyamuni, which was traditionally hung on the facade of the Central Khurul.