PHOTOS Happy birthday, Buddha

Staff members hang wish notes on lanterns at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Sunday, marking Buddha's Birthday. Yonhap

Cars are lined up by the entrance of Bongseon Temple in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday, marking Buddha's Birthday, as followers of Buddhism visited the temple to take part in ceremonies for the day. Yonhap

Staff members hang wish notes on lanterns at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Sunday, marking Buddha's Birthday. Yonhap

Monks perform the ceremonial bathing of the Buddha during a celebration service for Buddha’s Birthday at Bongseon Temple in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, Sunday. Yonhap

Buddhists take part in the ceremonial bathing of the Buddha at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Sunday, marking Buddha's Birthday. Yonhap

Buddhists take part in a ceremony held marking Buddha’s Birthday at Sinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Sunday. Yonhap

Sinheung Temple's choir performs a celebratory song during a ceremony marking Buddha's Birthday at the temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Sunday. Yonhap

Lanterns with wish notes hang above Buddhists as they attend a ceremony marking Buddha's Birthday at Sinheung Temple in Sokcho, Gangwon Province, Sunday. Yonhap

A staff member hangs wish notes on lanterns at Jogye Temple in central Seoul, Sunday, marking Buddha's Birthday. Yonhap