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Kasaya Buddhism

Kasaya

Kāṣāya refers to the clothing of Buddhist monks and nuns (bhikkhus and bhikkhunis).The name derives from the brown or saffron color of the dye used. In Sanskrit and Pali this...

Kasaya

Kāṣāya refers to the clothing of Buddhist monks and nuns (bhikkhus and bhikkhunis).The name derives from the brown or saffron color of the dye used. In Sanskrit and Pali this...

Loy Krathong Buddhism

Loy Krathong

Loy Krathong (or Loi Kratong, Thai ลอยกระทง) is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand. It takes place on the night of the full moon of the twelfth month of the...

Loy Krathong

Loy Krathong (or Loi Kratong, Thai ลอยกระทง) is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand. It takes place on the night of the full moon of the twelfth month of the...

Kathina Buddhism

Kathina

Kathina, also called Kathen or Kathina pinkama (Khmer កឋិន) is a Buddhist ceremony that takes place in Theravada regions during the month following the end of the annual monastic retreat...

Kathina

Kathina, also called Kathen or Kathina pinkama (Khmer កឋិន) is a Buddhist ceremony that takes place in Theravada regions during the month following the end of the annual monastic retreat...

Uposatha Buddhism

Uposatha

Uposatha (Pali; Sanskrit उपवसथ upavasatha Upavasatha "fast day"; Thai: Wan Phra) is a Buddhist holiday, a day of inner contemplation, renewal of Dharma practice and observance of the Uposatha silas.Uposatha...

Uposatha

Uposatha (Pali; Sanskrit उपवसथ upavasatha Upavasatha "fast day"; Thai: Wan Phra) is a Buddhist holiday, a day of inner contemplation, renewal of Dharma practice and observance of the Uposatha silas.Uposatha...

Asalha Puja Buddhism

Asalha Puja

Asalha Puja (in Thailand also called Asanha Bucha) is one of the most important Buddhist festivals and is often held in the form of a puja. It is celebrated on...

Asalha Puja

Asalha Puja (in Thailand also called Asanha Bucha) is one of the most important Buddhist festivals and is often held in the form of a puja. It is celebrated on...

Magha Puja Buddhism

Magha Puja

Māgha Pūjā (Thai วันมาฆบูชา, RTGS: Wan Makha Bucha; Khmer មាឃបូជា, Meak Bochea; Lao ມະຄະບູຊາ, Makha Busa) is a holiday of the Theravada Buddhists of Thailand, Laos, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and...

Magha Puja

Māgha Pūjā (Thai วันมาฆบูชา, RTGS: Wan Makha Bucha; Khmer មាឃបូជា, Meak Bochea; Lao ມະຄະບູຊາ, Makha Busa) is a holiday of the Theravada Buddhists of Thailand, Laos, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and...