Category: Festival

NEW YEAR GREETING from our Buddhist family of nations

Sinhala
සුභ නව වසරක්
subha nava vasarak

Sanskrit
नववर्षस्य शुभाशयाः
navavarṣasya śubhāśayāḥ

Chinese
新年快樂
Xīnnián kuàilè

Burmese
ပျော်ရွှင်ဖွယ်နှစ်သစ်
pyawshwinhpwal nhaitsait

Japanese
明けましておめでとうございます
Akemashiteomedetōgozaimasu

Cambodian
រីករាយឆ្នាំថ្មី
rikreay chhna thmei

Korean
새해 복 많이 받으세요
saehae bog manh-i bad-euseyo

Lao
ສະບາຍດີປີໃຫມ່
sa bai di pi haim

Mongolian
аз жаргалтай Шинэ жилийн
az jargaltai Shine jiliin

Newari
न्हू दँया भिंतुना
nyhū damyā bhintunā

Tibetan and Bhutanese
༄༅།།ལོ་གསར་ལ་བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཞུ།
Losar La Tashi Delek

Thai
สวัสดีปีใหม่
S̄wạs̄dī pī h̄ım̀

Vietnamese
chúc mừng năm mới

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What is Vesak?

Vesak is the most important holy day of the Buddhist calendar, commemorating the day of the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away. While the name and date vary somewhat in Buddhist countries according to national customs, it is generally observed on the full moon day in May. In 1999, Vesak received official recognition from the United Nations as a major world religious holiday.

How many Buddhists are there in the United States?

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050, there are more than 3.5 million Buddhists in the U.S., making it the third largest religion in the country. The majority of American Buddhists are Asian Americans, but there are Buddhists in the United States from every ethnic and cultural background. In addition to those who consider themselves Buddhist, Buddhism has significantly influenced the lives of countless other Americans culturally, intellectually, and spiritually.

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