Buddhist devotees converged for a festival in India. Buddhist monks and worshippers from different countries gathered at the 36th Nigma Monlam Chenmo Puja at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, ...

During puja, many Buddhists will prostrate (kneel with forehead, hands, knees and feet touching the floor) towards a Buddha image to show commitment and to request blessings.

The Sri Lankan Buddhist community in Oman marked the New Year with an all-night Pirith chanting ceremony and a series of ...

Buddhists show thanks to the Buddha in puja, the Buddhist word for ‘worship’. In meditation, people sit, concentrate and reflect on the Buddha’s teachings. Buddhists can also worship through ...

Despite its popularity as a Buddhist pilgrimage site, Bodh Gaya feels suitably out of place during Chhath Puja. The festival ...