Ulaanbaatar
Buddha Day: A Day of Compassion, Empathy, and Loving Kindness
Society
Ulaanbaatar, June 10, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Tomorrow, June 11, 2025, Mongolia will observe Buddha Day as an official public holiday.
Celebrated on the 15th day of the first summer month of the lunar calendar, Buddha Day is a national holiday under the Law on Public Holidays and Commemorative Days of Mongolia. The Buddha Day is sacred among Buddhists, as it commemorates Gautama Buddha’s birth, enlightenment (Nirvāṇa), and death (Parinirvāna).
Mongolia will observe this year’s Buddha Day under the theme “Let’s Spread Peace Together,” to promote compassion, empathy, and loving kindness for Mother Nature, human beings, and family. On this auspicious day, chanting, praying, and teaching sessions, Buddhist rituals and ceremonies, a parade of Buddhists, and meditation will take place at Sukhbaatar Square as well as monasteries nationwide, including the Gandantegchinlen Monastery, the center of Mongolian Buddhists.
