The Buddha used the example of a wild elephant being harnessed to be train, to explain how an old Buddhist should help a new Buddhist
Buddhists celebrate many holy days throughout the year. The Buddhist New Year, Dhamma Day, the Elephant Festival, Ancestor Day and Veska are just a few.
Yes. For instance the Festival of Tooth is a Buddhist religious festival in Sri Lanka.
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Loi Krathong
To pay their respect to the deceased.
I think you maybe thinking of The Elephant Festival at Thrissur, although elephants are prominent in a lot of Hindu religions and festivals because they are considered sacred. http://www.shubhyatra.com/kerala/elephant-festival.html
elephant figurine teardrop
Elephant King - 2008 was released on: USA: September 2008 (Accolade Film Festival)
An elephant native to Africa as opposed to those in India.
No, it is not. The word elephant is a noun meaning the large mammalian animal.
Hati
Pushing the Elephant - 2010 was released on: USA: 12 June 2010 (Human Rights Watch Film Festival) Japan: 6 October 2012 (Refugee Film Festival)