The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is ...

Buddhists follow the teachings of a man called Siddhartha Gautama, also known as the Buddha. Siddhartha was born as a very wealthy prince but decided to leave his wealth and palace behind so that ...

An account of how Prince Siddhartha left the comfort and safety of his father’s palace and saw ‘Four Sights’ that were to change his life. As he looked on old age, sickness, death and ...

It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama ... Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth and death during the Vesak festival celebrated in April or May.