On Bodhi Day, Buddhists honor Siddhartha Gautama’s knowledge by fighting darkness
(The Conversation)-- Dec. 8 marks the event of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi suggests knowledge or awakening in Sanskrit. It honors the knowledge of Siddhartha Gautama, who ended up being the Buddha.
Buddhists throughout the world commemorate Bodhi Day, however they do not all commemorate Siddhartha's knowledge on Dec. 8. In China, South Korea and Vietnam, his knowledge is observed on the 8th day of the 12th lunar month. In 2025, this falls on Jan. 7.
In the Theravada kind of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama's knowledge is honored in addition to his birth and death throughout the Vesak celebration commemorated in April or May. This resembles Tibetan Buddhism, which likewise integrates the observation of the Buddha's birth, knowledge and death in the spring Saka Dawa cel...
