print email comment close Buddhist Ceremonies URL: http://www.buddhanet.net/ceremony.htm Description: Briefly describes Buddhist marriage and funeral rites, and festivals and special days throughout Asia. Includes information on the Buddhist New Year, Vesak ("Buddha Day"), Magha Puja Day ("Sangha Day"), Asalha Puja Day ("Dhamma Day"), Uposatha ("Observance Day"), the Elephant Festival, and more. From BuddhaNet. Publisher: Buddha Dharma Education Association Extra Keywords Bodhisattvas ,Japan, Thailand China Tibet Burma Sri Lanka Cambodia Laos Korea Vietnam India holidays Library of Congress Subject Headings: Buddhism Buddhism -- Rituals Fasts and feasts -- Buddhism LII Database Information: Record 2241 created by Tom McGibney on 10/26/2003 Last modification on 06/20/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 10/03/2006 Published: 10/26/2003   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2241