Kaveesha Fernando and Suvini Hettiarachchi check out the ‘kudu or lantern business’ that comes up at this time of the year Did you make your Vesak lanterns at home last week? Chances are the delicate ...

With the month of Vesak having approached us, the entire island has been adorned in a décor of Buddhist flags, Vesak lanterns, buckets and lights. Buddhist disciples, both young and old, are hustling ...

Over 2,500 years ago on a full moon day during the month of Vesak under a Bo tree, Siddhartha Gautama became the Enlightened One."The birth and enlightenment of Lord Buddha are the two most remarkable ...

Wesak celebrates the Buddha's birthday and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. It is also called Buddha Day. Wesak is the most important of the Buddhist festivals and is ...

Thousands flocked to the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal on Tuesday night to celebrate the festival. Monks and nuns from Phap Hoa Pagoda in District 3 have made 3,000 lanterns for Vesak, the most important ...