Why do we celebrate Buddha's birthday
Hey Buddha, it´s your birthday, we´re gonna party like...we´re monks? That´s right, many of the over 400 million buddhists all over the world put a heart on their calendar between April and May every year to mark the birth of baby Siddhartha. Who dat, you might ask? Only the first ever millennial influencer if you ask us! Learn all about this holy Nepali prince turned wanderer and religious teacher who said "enough" to a life of luxury and set off on a journey of spiritual growth which changed the world forever, and how he is celebrated today. Plus - find out why partying like a monk might not be so PG13 after all, and which one we choose: Nirvana or a prologued stay at the White Lotus.
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