Japan celebrates Bodhi Day. It usually occurs on the eighth day of the lunisolar calendar's twelfth month. The day, called Rohatsu in Japanese, was transferred to its present date by Emperor Meiji ...

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the ...