Nepal has urged for putting Buddha's teachings into practice for world peace, stating that it shows the world the path of ...

The Himalayan nation is observing the 2570th Buddha Jayanti, or the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, who was born in Lumbini ...

Multiple national and international observances—including the 2570th Buddha Jayanti, Ubhauli Parva of the Kirant community, ...

Reacting on External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's previously made statement, the Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) issued a press release stressing that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, ...

People take part in rituals during the Buddha Jayanti festival at Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 1, 2026.

Gautama Buddha’s 2,560th birthday falls on 21 May. According to tradition, Prince Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, southern Nepal. Nepal’s Tourism minister calls for changes in textbooks that claim ...

Gautama Buddha was born 2,554 years ago, in Nepal. His native country is holding special celebrations to mark the occasion and Buddhists from around the world have come. However, Nepal is also at a ...

A centuries-old Buddha statue stolen from a Nepali temple was reinstalled in its original location on Friday, one of several ...

The discovery of the world’s earliest Buddhist temple, marking the birthplace of the Buddha south of the Himalayas in Nepal, could give a powerful push in the drive to lift nearby villagers out of ...