Bihar
Buddhist Festival 2025
- 21 Feb 2025
- 2 min read
Why in News?
A three- day Buddhist Festival 2025 was organized at the Kalachakra Ground in Gaya district of Bihar .
Key Points
- About the Festival:
- A glimpse of spiritual , cultural and tourism activities was seen in this Buddhist festival
- Apart from local artists, artists from 6 countries including Indonesia , Laos and Japan participated in it .
- A Buddhist film festival was also organized. For this, big filmmakers , writers etc. from many countries were invited.
- This film festival and arts festival was organised at Mahabodhi Convention Centre .
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Buddhist Festival
- Buddhist Festival is an annual cultural and spiritual event , celebrated mainly in Bodh Gaya, Bihar .
- This festival celebrates the teachings of Lord Gautam Buddha , Buddhism and its rich cultural heritage.
- The Buddhist Festival was first organised in the year 1998 .
- Bodhgaya is the place where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment (Bodhi) , hence this place is very sacred for the followers of Buddhism.
- This festival promotes the basic principles of Buddhism like non-violence , compassion , peace and meditation .
- Thousands of devotees and tourists from India as well as Sri Lanka , Nepal , Bhutan , Japan , China , Thailand , Myanmar and other countries participate in it.
