Vietnam’s UN Vesak 2025 receives over 450 congratulatory messages from Buddhist leaders across 80 countries, emphasizing global Buddhist unity. Buddhist leaders convene in Ho Chi Minh City for the UN ...

HCM City (VNA) – The International Council for the Day of Vesak (ICDV) and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) convened their second meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on February 26 to discuss ...

Sri Lanka Police have announced a special traffic plan in the city of Colombo in view of the Vesak festival. After four years of subdued celebrations due to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, the ...

Special security measures will be in place across the island in view of the upcoming Vesak festival this week, police spokesperson SSP Nihal Thalduwa says. Addressing a media briefing in Colombo, the ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Buddhists in Malaysia celebrate Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death on Wesak Day. It is sometimes referred to as Buddha’s Birthday, ...

What would be more appropriate at Vesak this year than welcoming the charismatic Prime Minister of India to jointly celebrate the legacy bestowed on the world by its most famous son, Siddhartha ...