The Buddhist monks who are taking part in a 120+ day Walk for Peace across part of the United States have changed their route ...

Gautama Buddha, born Siddhartha Gautama, renounced royalty to seek enlightenment. He achieved this under the Bodhi tree, ...

Buddhist monks persist in their peace walk across the US, promoting activism and gathering support on social media despite ...

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

The Buddha's Birthday is an important day of celebration for Buddhists around the world. The holiday is traditionally celebrated in most of South and East Asia to commemorate the birth of Prince ...

A group of Buddhist monks participating in a walking trek across part of the United States are expected to arrive in South Carolina in the coming days.

(AP) — Also called Buddha’s Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha. Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi ...

A devotee bathes a Buddha statue during celebrations of the Buddha's birthday in Malaysia. Wong Fok Loy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images When Siddhartha Gautama was born, he was clearly no ...

Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening or enlightenment and became the Buddha 2,600 years ago. Bodhi Day is typically celebrated in the ...

The cremated remains of the Buddha may have been discovered in a 1,000-year-old chest in China. More than 2,000 pieces of cremated bones were found in a box in Jingchuan County along with more than ...