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Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist ...

BANGKOK, MAY 11 (Bernama) -- Foreign tourists in Thailand joined locals on Sunday to observe Visakha Bucha Day (Wesak Day), honouring the birth, enlightenment, and Parinirvana (passing) of Siddhartha ...

A monk lighting candles in a pond during Visakha Bucha, a day that celebrates Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, in Chiang Mai, Thailand on June 4, 2012. (CanvasOfLight /Flickr) Want to see your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: At the Dhammakaya temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, tens of thousands of lanterns were lit up with images of Buddha as ...

Five military rangers were killed and another wounded in a bomb attack in Sai Buri district of Pattani province on Friday. The attacks came amid heightened security in place to protect Buddhists ...

Thailand commemorates Visakha Bucha, which marks Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, and is held on the full moon of the third lunar month. Monks and devotees lit candles at Bangkok’s Wat ...