Asalha Puja, known also as Dharma Day, commemorates the first sermon by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha (“enlightened one ...

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Guru Purnima is celebrated during Ashadha in the Hindu calendar, which is usually June or July, and in 2025, it falls on ...

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But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

The Indian Embassy in Nepal hosted a prayer ceremony for Ashadha Purnima, or Guru Purnima, uniting Buddhist monks from Theravada, Mahayana, and Bajrayana traditions. The event, held on embassy grounds ...