Bodhi Day, primarily a Mahayana Buddhist holiday, celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautam (Shakyamuni Buddha) while sitting under the Bodhi tree. His realizations on the root of suffering ...

Themes: Sharing; leadership; caring for others; self-sacrifice; Buddhism. Summary: Bodhi Day marks the moment 2,500 years ago at which Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment, becoming the ...

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi and President Dissanayake visited the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Anuradhapura, a major Buddhist site with strong ties to India. The temple houses the ...