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.

Bodhi Day 2024: History Bodhi Day's origins can be found over 2,500 years ago in the life of Siddhartha Gautama, a prince who gave up his royal existence after seeing suffering in the world. He ...

Bodhi Day, primarily a Mahayana Buddhist holiday, celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautam (Shakyamuni Buddha) while sitting under the Bodhi tree. His realizations on the root of suffering ...

Themes: Sharing; leadership; caring for others; self-sacrifice; Buddhism. Summary: Bodhi Day marks the moment 2,500 years ago at which Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment, becoming the ...

In Buddhism, Bodhi Day celebrates the day that the Buddha reached enlightenment under a peepal tree, after years of extreme ascetic practices. “Bodhi” means “to awaken”. The holiday is ...

The Rev. Koshi Yagi will be the keynote speaker during the annual Bodhi Day Service at 9 a.m., Sunday at the Kapa‘a Hongwanji Mission. The public is invited to this auspicious service ...