BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Buddhists around the world have been celebrating Vesak, the birthday of the Buddha.

Deryl Davis covered one of the celebrations this past week in the horse country of Northern Virginia.

DERYL DAVIS: You might think you're in Asia -- or at least a reflection of it. Buddhists from many cultures have come here, to Fauquier County, Virginia, to celebrate the founder of their faith. According to them, the Buddha is 2,544 years old this year.

Most are recent immigrants to this country. They represent different Buddhist traditions, which have little -- and in some cases -- no contact with each other back home.

Ane Kunga (pictured at right) was born in the U.S., making her a distinct minority at this festival.

ANE KUNGA: Many of the nationalities who are here have had complicated relationships with each other over the millennia, yet all coming together on the holy day to celebrate.

Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen, a Tibetan, helped found the Washington area Vesak celebration 15 years ago.

LAMA KALSANG GYALTSEN: It doesn't matter what kind of skin they have, what kind of race they are, what kind of nationality they are: all humanity is of one single Buddhist family. So that way we celebrate.