Nirvana isn’t just a Buddhist concept, it’s also the name of a pioneering grunge band whose songs have been the theme music for angsty teens for generations. For decades, since the rock group ...

Nirvana Day is an annual Buddhist festival that remembers the death of the Buddha when he reached Nirvana at the age of 80. Nirvana is believed to be the end of the cycle of death and rebirth.

In 2025 Wesak falls on 12 May. Parinirvana Day remembers the time the Buddha attained Nirvana - or enlightenment. Statues of the Buddha, Bodhi trees, and lotus flowers. They’re all important ...

Asia Society Museum's Buddhist Art of Myanmar, which explores Buddhist narratives through approximately 70 works spanning the fifth through the early twentieth centuries, opened earlier this month in ...