Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, is a sacred day in the Buddhist calendar commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. It ...

FILE - A priest makes an offering at a statue of Buddha in the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya, India, on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Bodh Gaya is the town where Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained ...

What Mecca is to Muslims and The Temple Mount is to Jews, the Bodhi tree is to Buddhists. Located in Bodh Gaya, India, it is epicenter of the Buddhist universe – the place where Gautama Buddha (i.e.

I had always wanted to see the ruins of Nalanda and the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, so I jumped at the opportunity when a friend offered to organise a trip. And it was there, that a local tourist guide, ...

Buddhists around the world are celebrating Bodhi Day.Also called Buddha's Enlightenment Day, it commemorates when Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening — or enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, ...