Buddha's Birthday
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Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the
Buddha's Birthday celebration in Seoul, South Korea
Buddha's statue located near Belum Caves, Andhra Pradesh, India
Illustration by Hokusai
Formed the characters "Happy Bathing Buddha Festival" (Chinese: 歡喜浴佛節) with flowers on the grass to celebrate Buddha's Birthday at the Fahua Temple in Datong, Shanxi
The Eight Great Events are a set of episodes in the life of Gautama Buddha that by the time of the Pala Empire of North India around the 9th century had become established as the standard group of nar
Jagdishpur relief, photographed in 1872. A very rare survival of a large scale depiction of the Eight Great Events. Over 3 metres high, perhaps late 10th-century.
Birth of the Buddha, Lorian Tangai, Gandhara. The Buddha is shown twice: being received by Indra, and then standing up immediately after.
Stele of the eight events, 10th-century, perhaps from Nalanda, 11 inches high.
Burmese copy of a terracotta pilgrim souvenir of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, 11th century, 6.7 inches high.