COLUMBIA — Friday marks the day that Theravada Buddhists celebrate Dhamma Day, also known as Asalha Puja or Asanha Puja Day. The festival is celebrated on the full moon day of the eighth lunar month.

Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din is observed every year to mark the historic day when Dr BR Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with lakhs of his followers at Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur on October 14, 1956.

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SriLanka, May 30 -- Vesak, the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of Gautama Buddha. Across Buddhist communities worldwide, temples are ...