Buddhist Festival 2025 | 21 Feb 2025

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 . 

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.