Kathina is an important celebration in the Buddhist calendar. This festival celebrates the Buddhist community joining together to present the monks in their monastery with new robes. Buddhist ...

All dates correspond to the solar calendar. Buddhist dates apply to holidays in most of East Asia; Tibet and Sri Lanka celebrate those holy days on different dates. In addition to its five main ...

Sikkim government enforces a 15-day ban on animal slaughter during a Buddhist holy fortnight. Meat imports are allowed under ...

BOMDILA, 28 Feb: Losar celebration has started in the house. As per the Tibetan Buddhist lunar calendar, this is the Wood ...

All meat shops in Sikkim will remain closed for 15 days from Friday as the state government banned animal slaughter to mark a Buddhist holy fortnight of the Tibetan calendar, a notification said. The ...