Bodhi Day 2025

Bodhi Day 2025. Associate professor of religious studies megan bryson, a scholar of buddhism in east asia, examines the ways in which individuals adapt buddhism to their unique cultural contexts. Each year on december 8th, buddhists celebrate the day that siddhartha gautama achieved enlightenment through meditation.

Bodhi trees are adorned with colorful lights to symbolize enlightenment and. Bodhi day marks the moment that siddhartha gautama achieved enlightenment and became buddha, the awakened one.