by Chade-Meng Tan | May 21, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Vesak Day is widely celebrated by Buddhists all over the world on the full moon day of the fourth Lunar month. It is considered to be the most important Buddhist celebration in the year. Buddhists commemorate the birth, enlightenment (nibbāna/nirvana) and final...
by Angela | May 20, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Happy Vesak Day! Vesak Day is celebrated on the full moon day of the 4th lunar month, or on 22 May 2024. Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and final passing of the Buddha. This is a day of celebration of the joy of being alive, to remember and offer our...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 16, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, Having learned the non-theistic nature of Buddhism (see Topic #13), it should not surprise you to also learn that Buddhism has an uncanny degree of comfort with science. The Dalai Lama calls Buddhism “The Science of Mind”, and goes so far as to call...
by Chade-Meng Tan | May 11, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Mother’s Day is celebrated on the 12th of May 2024! We would like to wish all mother’s a Happy Mother’s Day! Buddha taught us to cherish and honor our parents. Possibly the most important thing the Buddha said about our parents is in AN 2.33. ...
by Angela | May 10, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Coming up on 11th May 2024 (4th day of the 4th Lunar Month) is Manjushri Bodhisattva’s Birthday. Let us use this day, to cultivate a Bodhi mind and connect to Manjushri Bodhisattva’s compassion and wisdom in ourselves. “Manjushri (Chinese: Wen shu shi li,...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Apr 27, 2024 | Buddhism.net Blog
Friends, Having read Topics #1 to #12, we hope that you have now gained an excellent understanding of core Buddhism and the direct path to nirvana. And that you also see how Buddhism is joyful, secular, scientific, inclusive, and liberating. We hope that even those of...
