by Angela | Feb 11, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog
Coming up on the 12th February 2025 is Māgha Pūjā Day, or Sangha Day. Māgha Pūjā, often called Sangha Day, is a celebration of remarkable synchronicity and spiritual resonance. Imagine this: one thousand followers of the Buddha, along with 250 awakened disciples of...
by Angela | Jan 28, 2025 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, Welcome to the Year of the Wood Snake, in 2025! January 29, 2025 is Lunar New Year, the first day of the first lunar month of the year. This day is celebrated by Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and many other cultures. Lunar New Year is an auspicious...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 26, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog, Meng & Friends
What do you do the day after Christmas? Watch an interview of an African Buddhist monk, of course. In this Christmas-ish episode of Meng & Friends, Meng talks to the Very Venerable Bhante Buddharakkhita, one of the greatest leaders of Buddhism in Africa. Bhante...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Dec 24, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, Merry Christmas and warm season’s greetings to you all! As we gather to celebrate the holidays, let’s take a moment to reflect on the deeper essence of this season: love. Whether we’re exchanging gifts, sharing meals, or simply spending time...
by Angela | Nov 28, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, As we approach Thanksgiving, a season dedicated to gratitude, I find myself reflecting on the perfect companion for this holiday: Guan Yin Bodhisattva 观音菩萨, (or Kuan Yin in Chinese, Avalokiteśvara in Sanskrit, or Chenrezig in Tibetan), the Bodhisattva of...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Nov 26, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Dear friends, Our team is lucky to have some amazing artists who created beautiful pieces of artwork for us, headlined by the multiple award-winning Colin Goh. We asked ourselves how we could further share our art collection in ways that can help all of us embody and...
