He was responsible for popularizing Ata Visi Buddha Puja in modern times. The puja is the expression of gratitude to the Buddha and the Pipal tree that provided shelter for the attainment of ...

Devotees clad in white, throng to the temples to observe sil and spend the day listening to bana, participate in Buddha puja and to meditate. The observance of sil continues throughout the day and ...

Buddhists show thanks to the Buddha in puja, the Buddhist word for ‘worship’. In meditation, people sit, concentrate and reflect on the Buddha’s teachings. Buddhists can also worship through ...

During the Puja ritual, the monks bow before an image of the Buddha to ask for blessings and offer flowers, food, water and other offerings. The ceremony, which took place a few days ago in the ...

Makha Bucha, also called Magha Puja or the Day of the Fourfold Assembly, is celebrated on the full moon night of the third lunar month. It commemorates the day when Lord Buddha delivered his first ...