The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child ... but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs.

With the Thai government presenting our prime minister with the Tipitaka, I thought it would be nice to revisit Buddhism this week. Tipitaka, in Pali, ...

Buddha Purnima marks the birth of Prince Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, who gave up his privileges and became the founder of Buddhism. It is observed on the full moon night of the Hindu month of Vaisakha.