Events
Global Buddhist Congregation
27-30 November 2011
New Delhi. INDIA
Buddha Dhamma is the fruit of an intensive search conducted over a long period of time by a noble prince, whose heart compassionately opened and extended to embrace, support and guide all suffering beings. This supreme flower of humankind is none other than Gautama, the Buddha, who lived and taught in India in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE. So inspiring and pragmatic are his teachings that a fifth of the world’s population today devotedly follows them.
Buddhism contains a kaleidoscope of traditions, each arising from different interpretations by the various philosophical schools and presentations of the three Yanas, manifesting the Dhamma in multi-faceted ways that reflect the enormous diversity of needs and spiritual capacities of its practitioners.
The three main Buddhist traditions that remain in existence are Theravada (Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, India, etc.), Bodhisattvayana...
News
U.N. Celebrates Buddhist Day of Vesak
By John Laing, edited by Jim Luce, Daily Kos, May 7, 2012
New York, USA -- Vesak - signifying “Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and His Parinirvãna (passing away) - is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. In an era where the world is darkened by multiple conflicts and natural and man-made calamities, the Buddha’s message of non-violence, understanding, compassion and peace, is powerfully relevant.
The United Nations celebrated the International Day of Vesak on May 7, 2012 at the U.N. General Assembly Hall.
Visakha in Pali means the sixth month and is known as Vaisakha in Sanskrit. People in Thailand call it Visakha. Visakha Puja means the chantings and offerings initiated in the sixth lunar month. However, as...
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