The FULL MOON DAY in the month of May is fast becoming the most important celebration in the international Buddhist year.

The date changes every year because of the lunar calendar.

But now Buddhists all around the world are beginning to choose the May Full Moon to come together in the spirit of Peace, Compassion, and Wisdom.

BIG BUDDHA DAY is pure and simple... come together on that day, somewhere nice near where YOU are, and SIT together for 1 hour...

BODY STILL... SPEECH SILENT... MIND AT REST...

Why not join in ?
Or even organise your own Big Buddha Day?

See sidebar for details of how to organise one - it is very easy...

Please join us wherever YOU are!

Don't forget to take photos to inspire and share with us!

Contact Us

Please contact us if you would like to join our informal network and if you are organising annual Big Buddha Day [Wesak] events of your own!



To network with us, simply follow these important steps:

1. Organise a NON-DENOMINATIONAL, open-to-all event wherever you live.

'Open' means 'inclusive', so your event shouldn't be for your sangha community only. Everyone - even non-Buddhists - must feel welcome. Therefore a typical BBDay event wouldn't happen at a specific Buddhist lineage location such as a 'Thai' Temple or a 'Tibetan' meditation centre, for example. 
In Dublin, Ireland the event happens in a large public park.

Our main guideline is the phrase:  
Body Still, Speech Silent, Mind at Rest. 

[The minimum you should do for a Big Buddha Day type event is invite everyone to come sit for an hour together on the May Full Moon Day... no need for speeches or ritual... see the main site and other BBD pages for extra ideas... Just keep it simple, keep it open and non-denominational, and keep it as pure as possible. Do NOT profit. A completely FREE event is ideal]

2. Create a blogpage/website such as ours on blogspot.com and call it bigbuddhadayPLACENAME.blogspot.com [e.g. bigbuddhadaygalway or bigbuddhadaynewyork etc.]

3. Link clearly to our main website 

4. Email us at the address below with the www address of your site so we can include you in our EVENTS/LOCATIONS page.

bigbuddhaday@gmail.com