Buddha Jayanti Images: Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni, or simply the Buddha, was a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Listed are some of the images of Buddhist monasteries, Lord Buddha statues, paintings, laughing Buddha etc.
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A Buddhist devotee offers prayers at a Buddhist temple during the Buddha Purnima Festival to commemorate the 2559th birth anniversary of the Buddha in Kolkata on May 4, 2015.
A man sits next to a statue of Buddha during Buddha Purnima celebrations outside the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu on May 4, 2015.
A view of a giant Vesak Day display featuring a seated Buddha during the annual Vesak Buddhist festival in Colombo on May 3, 2015
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offers prayers under Bodhi tree during Buddha Jayanti celebration at Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgya on May 3, 2015
Buddhist monks observe silence in memory of the victims of the recent earthquake in Nepal and India, at ‘International Buddha Poornima Diwas Celebrations 2015’ in New Delhi
Buddhist monks offer prayers on the eve of Buddha Purnima, in Bhopal on May 3, 2015.
Buddhist monks play traditional music instruments at the ‘International Buddha Poornima Diwas Celebrations 2015’ in New Delhi on May 4, 2015
Buddhists monk put offerings from devotees on a Buddha statue during Wesak Day parades, also known as Buddha’s birthday, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 3, 2015. Vesak Day, one of the holiest days for Buddhists, offers an opportunity for all followers to come together and celebrate not only Buddha’s birthday, but also his enlightenment and achievement of nirvana.
Devotees pay obeisance before a statue of Lord Buddha on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, in Bhopal on May 3, 2015.
Nepalese Buddhist monks gather for Buddha Purnima celebrations near the Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu on May 4, 2015.
Nepalese Buddhists light incense sticks at the Boudhanath Stupa during Buddha Jayanti, or Buddha Purnima, festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, on May 4, 2015. Hundreds of people have visited Buddhists shrines and monasteries in Nepal’s quake-wracked Kathmandu on the birthday of Gautama Buddha to pray for the country and the people who suffered during April 25 earthquake
People head towards Namgyal Tsemo Monastery on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Leh on May 3, 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays obeisance to a statue of Lord Buddha at the ‘International Buddha Poornima Diwas Celebrations 2015’ in New Delhi on May 3, 2015
Young Buddhist monks are seen through a bodhi tree as they arrive to offer prayers on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Bangalore on May 4, 2015, the 2559th Buddha Jayanthi or birth celebrations of Buddha.
Young Buddhists listen to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech during International Buddha Poornima Diwas celebrations in New Delhi on May 4, 2015. Vesak, also known as Buddha Purnima is on a full moon day and marks the birth, enlightenment and ‘parinirvana’ or passing away of the Buddha.
Key facts on Buddhism:
Buddhism is 2,500 years old
There are currently 376 million followers worldwide
There are over 150,000 Buddhists in Britain
Buddhism arose as a result of Siddhartha Gautama’s quest for Enlightenment in around the 6th Century BC
There is no belief in a personal God. It is not centred on the relationship between humanity and God
Buddhists believe that nothing is fixed or permanent – change is always possible
The two main Buddhist sects are Theravada Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism, but there are many more
Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple
The path to Enlightenment is through the practice and development of morality, meditation and wisdom
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