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The Snow Lion Practice Calendar will be found after this
notice:
To determine the date of Losar (New Year's) for Fire Dog
Year, most
Tibetans used the calendar based on the Phukluk system. It was also used
in the calendar chosen by Snow Lion until the end of 2004. Then the Tsurluk system, a revision by the 3rd Karmapa Rangjung
Dorje, was used until the end of January
2006, and according to it, Tibetan New Year corresponded to that of the Chinese and
Vietnamese calculation. In 2006, we experienced the disparity between 2
different systems. In 2007 & 2008, Chinese and Tibetan New Year
correspond within a day or so.
2135, Year of the Earth Rat >>> current month
April-May 2008.
Introductory explanations:
Chotrul Düchen: The first fifteen days of the Tibetan
Buddhist year are
celebrated in commemoration of the 15 days on which, in order to increase the
merit and aid devotion of future disciples, Buddha displayed a different
miracle each day..
Anniversaries which fall in doubled months are usually
celebrated in the second month, although they may also be celebrated in
the first month if that is more convenient for the practitioner.
Here, dates of anniversaries are indicated in the repeated month.
*100,000 multiplying month; practice is emphasized.
**Buddha's Day -- on these
days the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied 100 times.
8th Day - Medicine
Buddha
15th Day - Amitabha Buddha
30th Day - Shakyamuni Buddha
**The
four Great Festivals (düchen) of the year relate to the life of Buddha
Shakyamuni, at which time the effects of positive or negative actions are
multiplied 10 million times.
**Guru Rinpoche Day -
Celebrated on the 10th of the Tibetan month.
**Dakinis' Day -
Celebrated on the 25th of the Tibetan month.
**Dharmapalas' Day -
the 29th of the Tibetan month.
**Sojong - (a practice of
confession) instituted by Vasubandu, a "Second Buddha"
On sojong days the observance of the Eight Vows of Mahayana Sojong
(to refrain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying and intoxication;
not to take a high or luxurious seat, not to sing, dance or wear ornaments, and
not to eat after midday) of the practice of Narak Kong Shak is
recommended.
Sojong (Practice of
Confession) by Supreme Master Padmasambhava, the Second Buddha:
To fully restore all positivity,
To clear away all negativity;
To replenish (so)
virtue and purify (jong) harmful deeds;
The Tathagata has taught the
practice of Sojong. **In this
timeline the western days of the month are listed first, then the Tibetan days
in parentheses.
**In the Tibetan system
sometimes days are doubled or omitted. Special days which fall on double
days are usually celebrated on the second day, but may be celebrated on the
first day if more convenient for the practitioner. Special
days which fall on missing days are usually celebrated on the preceding day.
When it is inauspicious
to hang prayer flags is also indicated. Generally, Monday is a good
day to hang flags and Friday is very good.
___________________________________________________________
The following calendar is
extracted from the Rigpa Calendar, courtesy of Snow Lion Publications.
Year of the Earth Rat,
Tibetan Year 2135
(Month 1, Bumjur Dawa)
(15th day is omitted and the 18th day is doubled this month)
7 (1)
* Anniversary of the 6th Dzogchen Rinpoche, Jikdral Changchub Dorje
* Losar, Tibetan New Year (Bt)
* Chinese New Year
* Annular Solar Eclipse (actions multiplied by 10,000)
8 (2)
* Preseren Day (Slo)
10 (4)
* St. Paul's Shipwreck (M)
11 (5)
* Anniversary of the 1st Dzogchen Rinpoche, Pema Rigdzin
* Anniversary of Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Vasant Panchami (Hindu) (Ind)
* National Foundation Day (Jp)
12 (6)
* Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (US)
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
13 (7)
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
14 (8)
* Valentine's Day (US)
* Medicine Buddha and Tara Day
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
16 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Shantarakshita
* Anniversary of Terton Sogyal, Lerab Lingpa
* Birthday of the 12th Gyalwang Drukchen
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Independence Day (Lt)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
18 (12)
* President's Day (US)
19 (13)
* Anniversary of the 1st Dodrupchen, Jikme Trinle Ozer
* National Democracy Day (Np)
20 (14)
* Anniversary of Jetsun Milarepa
21 (16)
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Ash Wednesday, Lent (Christian)
22 (5)
* Anniversary of the 1st Dzogchen Rinpoche, Pema Rigdzin
* Anniversary of Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
23 (6)
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
24 (8)
* Medicine Buddha Day
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Independence Day (Est)
25 (9)
* Punakha Dromche (Buddhist) (Bt)
26 (5)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Shantarakshita
* Anniversary of Terton Sogyal, Lerab Lingpa
* Birthday of the 12th Gyalwang Drukchen
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
March
1 (13)
* Anniversary of the 1st Dodrupchen, Jikme Trinle Ozer
2 (14)
* Anniversary of Jetsun Milarepa
3 (15)
* Chotrul Duchen, last of 15 days of miracles
* Anniversary of the birth of Garab Dorje
* Anniversary of Marpa Lotsawa
* Magha Puja (Theravada) Sangha Day (Buddhist)
* Chorten Kora (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Holi (Hindu) (Ind, Np)
* Magha Puja (Buddhist) (Thai)
* Amitabha Buddha day
* Sojong
* Full moon, total eclipse, actions multiplied by 1,000
4 (16)
* Hola Mohalla (Sikh)
* Purim (Jewish)
8 (19)
* Women's Day (Np)
10 (21)
* Anniversary of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
* Nyi Nak
* 48th Anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising
11 (22)
* Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood (Lt)
* Daylight saving begins (Cn, Mx, US)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
12 (23)
* Labour Day (Aus: Victoria)
13 (24)
* Birthday of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche
14 (25)
* Anniversary of Khenchen Pema Tsewang
* New Year, Nanakshahi era 539 (Sikh)
* Dakini Day
* Naga Puja Day
15 (26)
* National Day (H)
17 (28)
* St. Patrick's Day (Christian)
* Sojong
18 (29)
* Mothering Sunday (Christian)
* Dharmapala Day
* New Zealand daylight saving ends
19 (30)
* Chorten Kora (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Canberra Day (Aus: ACT)
* St Patrick's Day (Irl, NIrl)
* Chetra Navratras (Hindu) (Ind)
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* St Joseph's Day (Christian) (San Jose)
* Bikram Samvat, Spring New Year 2064 (Hindu) (Ind)
* (Father's Day) (parts of B,Ch,It,E,M,P)
* Partial Eclipse of the Sun, actions multiplied by 10,000
* New Moon
(Month 2)
(1st day is omitted this month)
20 (2)
* Anniversary of Orgyen Terdak Lingpa
* Spring Holiday (Jp)
21 (3)
* Vernal Equinox day in the Tibetan calendar
22 (4)
* Vernal Equinox
23 (5)
* Anniversary of Jamyang Shepe Dorje Ngawang Tsondru
25 (7)
* Annunciation (Christian)
* Independence Day (Gr,Cy)
* European Summer Time begins
* Australian Daylight saving ends (ACT,NSW,SA,Vic,WA)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
26 (8)
* Gomkora Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Medicine Buddha Day
* Naga Puja Day
27 (9)
* Rama Navarami (Hindu) (Ind)
* Gomkora Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
28 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Shakya Senge and Guru Loden Chokse
* Gomkora Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
29 (11)
* Paro (Buddhist) (Bt)
30 (12)
* Anniversary of Jetsun Drakpa Gyaltsen
* Paro (Buddhist) (Bt)
31 (13)
* Chhukha Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Mawlid al-Nabi, Muhammad's birthday (Islamic) (Ind)
* Paro Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Mahavir Jayanti (Jain) (Ind)
* Freedom Day (M)
April
1 (14)
* Chhukha Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Paro Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Palm Sunday (Christian)
* Sojong
* National Day (Cy)
2 (15)
* Anniversary of Gyalton Rinpoche
* Paro Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Chhukha Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) (Ind)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* Naga Puja Day
* Full Moon
3 (16)
* Pesach, 1st day of Passover (Jewish)
4 (17)
* Anniversary of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (Western calendar)
5 (18)
* Maundy Thursday (Christian) (Dk,E,Nor,Sw,US)
6 (19)
* Anniversary of Chakdzo Tsewang Paljor
* Good Friday (Christian, Orthodox Christian) (Aus,Can,Ch,Cy,EU(except
It,P,Gr,Ind,Nor,NZ,US)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
7 (20)
* Anniversary of Do Khyentse
* Easter Saturday (Christian, Orthodox Christian) (Aus,NZ,US)
8 (21)
* Easter Sunday (Christian, Orthodox Christian)
9 (22)
* Easter Monday (Christian) (Aus,Can,Ch,EU(except
E,Est,P,Scot),Nor,NZ)
11 (24)
* Anniversary of the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche
12 (25)
* Dakini Day
13 (26)
* Anniversary of Jetsun Taranatha
* Vaisakhi, solar New Year (Sikh) (Ind)
14 (27)
* Tamil New Year (Ind)
* Sinhala and Tamil New Year (Sri Lanka)
15 (28)
* Yom Hashoah (Jewish)
16 (29)
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
17 (30)
* Anniversary of Jamyang Loter Wangpo
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* New Moon
(Month 3)
(5th day and 29th day are missing and 12th day is doubled this
month)
18 (1)
* Kalachakra New Year
21 (4)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
24 (8)
* Anniversary of Kalu Rinpoche
* Medicine Buddha Day
25 (9)
* Anzac Day (Aus,NZ)
* Liberation Day (It)
* Liberty Day (P)
26 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Chime Pemajungne, the Immortal Lotus Born
27 (11)
* Ura Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
28 (12)
* Ura Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
29 (12)
* Ura Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Greenery Day (J)
30 (14)
* Ura Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Greenery Day (J) observed
* Queen's Day (NL)
May
1 (14)
* Ura Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* May Day, Labour Day (EU (except UK), Ch, Ind)
* Independence Day (Lv)
* Sojong
2 (15)
* Buddha taught Kalachakra
* Visakha Puja, Vesak (Theravada, Buddhist)
* Buddha Purnima, Vesak (Buddhist) (Ind, Sri Lanka)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
*
Full Moon
3 (16)
* Anniversary of Terton Mingyur Dorje
* Nyi Nak
* Constitution Memorial Day (J)
* National Day (Po)
* Inauspicious day to raise prayer flags
4 (17)
* Day of Prayer (Dk)
* In-between-day holiday (J)
* Independence Day (Lv)
* Remembrance of the dead of WWII (NL)
5 (18)
* Anniversary of Dezhung Rinpoche
* Anniversary of founding of Chagpori Tibetan Medical Institute
(1696)
* Childrens' Day (J)
* Liberation Day (NL)
7 (20)
* Naga Puja day
* Early May bank holiday (Irl, UK)
* Labour Day (Aus, Q)
8 (21)
* Victory Day 1945 (F, Slo)
* Liberation Day (Cz,Sk)
9 (22)
* Naga Puja day
12 (25)
* Anniversary of the Great 5th Dalai Lama
* Dakini Day
13 (26)
* Mother's Day (Can, US)
15 (28)
* Anniversary of Jamgon Ngawang Legpa
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
16 (30)
* Anniversary of Terton Sangye Lingpa
* Shakyamuni Buddha day
* New Moon
(Month 4,
Saga Dawa)
(17th day is doubled and 21st day is missing this month)
17 (1)
* Ascension (Christian, Orthodox
Christian)(A,B,Ch,D,Dk,F,Fin,Lux,NL,Po,S)
* Constitution Day (Nor)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
21 (5)
* Naga Puja
* Victoria Day (Can)
23 (7)
* Birth of the Buddha
* 1st day of Shavuot (Jewish) (I)
24 (8)
* Medicine Buddha day
26 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Pema Dorje Tsal
27 (11)
* Pentecost (Whitsunday) (Christian, Orthodox Christian)
28 (12)
* Spring bank holiday (Irl,UK)
* Memorial Day (US)
* Whit Monday (Christian, Orthodox Christian) (A,B,Ch,Cy,D,Dk,F,Gk,H,Irl,Lux,NL,Nor)
29 (13)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
30 (14)
* Sojong
31 (15)
* Saga Dawa Duchen (Buddhist)
* Visakha Puja (Vesak) (Theravada, Buddhist)
* Vesak (Buddhist) (Thai)
* Amitabha Buddha day
* Full Moon
June
2 (17)
* Republic Day (It)
* Coronation Anniversary (Bt)
3 (17)
* Trinity Sunday (Christian)
* All Saints' Day (Orthodox Christian)
4 (18)
* Anniversary of Patrul Rinpoche
* Queen's Birthday (NZ)
* June Bank Holiday (Irl)
5 (19)
* Constitution Day (Dk)
6 (20)
* Naga Puja day
* National Day (S)
7 (22)
* Corpus Christi (Christian) (A, pts of Ch,D,E,P,Po)
8 (23)
* Anniversary of the enlightenment of the Mahasiddha Birupa
9 (24)
* Nyi Nak
10 (25)
* Anniversary of Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo
* Anniversary of Drikung Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon
* Dakini Day
* Naga Puja day
* National Day (P)
11 (26)
* Queen's birthday (Aus, not WA)
14 (29)
* Anniversary of Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
* Flag Day (US)
15 (30)
* Anniversary of Nyala Pema Duddul
* Shakyamuni Buddha day
* New Moon
(Month 5)
(3rd day and 25th days are missing and 7th day is doubled this
month)
16 (1)
* Anniversary of Terchen Chokgyur Lingpa
* Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib (Sikh)
17 (2)
* Father's Day (Can,Fr,Ire,NL,UK,US)
18 (4)
* Birthday of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche (western calendar)
20 (6)
Anniversary of the 2nd Jamyang Khyentse, Chokyi Lodro
21 (7)
* Summer Solstice
22 (7)
* Midsummer's Eve (Fin, S)
23 (8)
* Nimalung Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Medicine Buddha day
* Midsummer's festival (Est,Fin,S)
* Ligo Day (Lv)
* Victory Day (Est)
* Grand Duke's birthday (Lux)
* Summer Solstice in Tibetan calendar
24 (9)
* Birthday of the 7th Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche (western calendar)
* Nimalung Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Nyi Nak
* Naga Puja
25 (10)
* Birth of Guru Rinpoche, Guru Senge Dradok
* Birthday of Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi Rinpoche, Ugyen Tendzin Jigme
Lhundrup
* Nimalung Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Kurjey Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Feast of St. John (Christian) (E)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
26 (11)
* Birthday of the 17th Karmapa, Urgyen Trinle Dorje (western
calendar)
* National Day (Slo)
29 (14)
* Sojong
30 (15)
* Dzam Ling Chi Sang, local deities' day
* Amitabha Buddha day
* Universal Prayer day
* Full Moon
July
2 (17)
* Anniversary of Nyoshul Lungtok
3 (18)
* Anniversary of Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal (western calendar)
4 (19)
* Anniversary of Khenpo Ngakchung
* Independence Day (US)
5 (20)
* Feasts of St. Cyril and St. Methodius (Orthodox Christian)
* Jan Hus (Cz)
6 (21)
* Birthday of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama (western calendar)
* National Day (Lt)
7 (22)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
9 (24)
* Anniversary of Lungtok Shedrup Tenpe Nyima
* Dakini day
12 (28)
* Battle of the Boyne (N.Irl)
13 (29)
* Dharmapala day
* Sojong
14 (30)
* Shakyamuni Buddha day
* Bastille Day (F)
* New Moon
(Month 6)
(14th day is doubled and the 16th and 28th days are missing this
month)
18 (4)
* Chokhor Duchen
* Birthday of Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche
20 (6)
* Marine Day (J)
21 (7)
* Independence Day (B)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
22 (8)
* Medicine Buddha day
24 (10)
* Birthday of Guru Rinpoche, Guru Tsokye Dorje
25 (11)
* Saint James (Christian) (E)
27 (13)
* Independence Day (Bt)
28 (14)
* Sojong
29 (8)
* Anniversary of the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje
* Asalha Puja (Buddhist, Theravada)
30 (15)
* Aniversary of Gampopa
* Vassa (Buddhist, Theravada)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* Naga Puja
* Full Moon
August
1 (18)
* Nyi Nak
* National Day (Ch)
2 (19)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
6 (23)
* August Bank Holiday (Aus[ACT,NT],Ire,Scot)
8 (25)
* Dakini Day
* Independence Day (Bt)
11 (29)
* Dharmapala Day
12 (30)
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* Sojong
* New Moon
(Month 7)
(20th day is missing and 4th day is doubled this month)
13 (1)
* Naga Puja Day
15 (3)
* Assumption (Christian) (A,B,parts of
Ch&D,Cy,E,F,Gr,It,Lt,Lux,M,Po,P,Slo)
* Independence Day (Ind)
16 (4)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
17 (4)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
20 (7)
* Restoration of Independence (Est)
* National Day (H)
21 (8)
* Medicine Buddha Day
23 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Khading Tsal
* Anniversary of Jomo Menmo
24 (11)
* Naga Puja
27 (14)
* Anniversary of Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje (Western calendar)
* Sojong
* Summer Bank Holiday (UK not Scot)
28 (15)
* Anniversary of Tsarchen Losal Gyatso
* Anniversary of Kunkhyen Pema Karpo
* Anniversary of Trapa Ngonshe's Four Medical Tantras discovery
* Total Lunar Eclipse (actions multiplied by 1,000)
* Full Moon
29 (14)
* Anniversary of Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje (Tibetan calendar)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
September
1 (19)
* First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh)
* Constitution Day (Sk)
2 (21)
* Democracy Day (Tibet)
* Father's Day (Aus,NZ)
* Naga Puja Day
3 (22)
* Labour Day (US,Can)
* Naga Puja Day
4 (23)
* Birthday of Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche (Western calendar)
* Krishna Janmashtami (Ind,Np)
6 (25)
* Anniversary of Pagmodrupa
* Dakini Day
7 (26)
* Birthday of Kyabje Sakya Trizin
8 (27)
* Nyi Nak
10 (29)
* Birthday of Yangsi Kalu Rinpoche
* Sojong
11 (30)
* Shakyamuni Buddha day
* Partial Eclipse of the Sun (actions multiplied by 10,000)
* New Moon
(Month 8)
(24th day is missing and 29th day is doubled this month)
12 (1)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
13 (2)
* First day of Ramadan (Islamic)
* First day of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
15 (4)
* Ganesh Chaturathi (Hindu)
* Respect for the Aged Day (J)
16 (5)
* Thimphu Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
17 (6)
* Thimphu Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
18 (7)
* Thimphu Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
19 (8)
* Thimphu Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Medicine Buddha Day
* Naga Puja day
20 (9)
* Thimphu Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Wangdu Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
21 (10)
* Birthday of Neten Chokling Rinpoche (Tibetan calendar)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Nyima Ozer
* Wangdu Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Tamshingphala Chopa (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Thimphu Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Nyi nak
* Independence Day (M)
22 (11)
* Yom Kippur (Jewish)
* Wangdu Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Tamshingphala Chopa (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Thimphu Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
23 (12)
* Tamshingphala Chopa (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Thimphu Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Autumnal Equinox
* Autumn Equinox Day (J)
24 (13)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
25 (14)
* Tangbi Mani (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Sojong
26 (15)
* Tangbi Mani (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* Full Moon
27 (16)
* Tangbi Mani (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Saradhas begins (Hindu)
* First day of Sukkot
28 (17)
* St. Wenceslas Day (Cz)
29 (18)
* Naga Puja Day
30 (19)
* Anniversary of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
October
1 (20)
* Independence Day (Cy)
* Labour Day (Aus-SA,NSW,ACT)
2 (21)
* Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Ind)
3 (22)
* Day of Unity (D,Gk)
5 (25)
* Anniversary of Rigdzin Kumaradza
* Anniversary of Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu
* Dakini Day
* Simchat Torah (Jewish)
* Republic Day (P)
7 (27)
* New Zealand Daylight Saving starts
8 (28)
* Thanksgiving (Can)
* Columbus Day (US)
* Sports Day (J)
9 (29)
* Lailat al-Quadr (Islamic)
10 (29)
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
11 (30)
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* New Moon
(Month 9)
(17th day is missing this month)
12 (1)
* National Day (E)
13 (2)
* Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan ends (Islamic) (Ind)
* First day of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
14 (3)
* Anniversary of Rigdzin Jikme Lingpa
18 (7)
* Naga Puja day
19 (8)
* Medicine Buddha Day
20 (9)
* Anniversary of the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa
* Installation of Holy Scriptures as Guru Granth Sahib (Sikh)
21 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Dorje Totreng
* Dussera (Hindu) (Ind,Np,Sri Lanka)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
22 (11)
* Labour Day (NZ)
23 (12)
* Birthday of Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche (Western Calendar)
* National Day (H)
25 (14)
* Anniversary of Khyungpo Naljor
* Anniversary of Khonchok Gyalpo, the 1st Sakya Trizin
* Anniversary of Sachen Kunga Nyingpo
* Jambay Lhakang Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Sojong
26 (15)
* Pavarana Day (Buddhist) (Theravada)
* Jambay Lhakang Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Prakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* National Day (A)
* Full Moon
27 (16)
* Jambay Lhakang Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Prakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
28 (18)
* Jambay Lhakang Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Prakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* European Summer Time Ends (clocks back one hour)
* Australian Summer Time Begins (clocks ahead one hour)
(ACT,NSW,SA,Vic,WA)
* National Day (Gr)
* Independence Day (Cz)
29 (19)
* Jambay Lhakang Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Karva Chauth Vrat (Hindu)
* October Bank Holiday (Ire)
30 (20)
* Anniversary of Khenehen Thubten Odzer Mewa
* Day of Reformation (parts of D,Slo)
* Nyi Nak
31 (21)
* All Hallows' Eve, Hallowe'en (Pagan, Druid)
* Halloween (US)
November
1 (22)
* Lha Bab Duchen, Buddha Shakyamuni's descent from heaven
* All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day (Christian) (A,B,parts of Ch &
D,E,F,H,It,Lt,Lux,Po,P,Slo,Sk,US)
2 (23)
* Birthday of Sakya Dagchen Jigdral Rinpoche (Western calendar)
* All Souls' Day (Christian)
3 (24)
* All Saints' Day Holiday (Christian) (Fin)
* Culture Day (J)
4 (25)
* Anniversary of Adzom Drukpa
* Dakini Day
* Daylight Saving Ends (Can, Mexico, US) (clocks back one hour)
8 (29)
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
9 (30)
* Deepavali/Diwali (Hindu, Sikh) (Ind,Np)
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* New Moon
(Month 10)
(4th day is doubled and 10th day is missing this month)
10 (1)
* Remembrance Day (Can)
11 (2)
* Armistice Day (B,F)
* King's Birthday (Bt)
* Independence Day (Po)
* Veterans' Day (US)
16 (6)
* Mongar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Pemagatshel Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
17 (7)
* Anniversary of Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (Western Calendar)
* Mongar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Pemagatshel Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Trashigang Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Velvet Revolution (Cz)
* Fight for Democracy (Sk)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
18 (8)
* Mongar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Pemagatshel Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Trashigang Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Medicine Buddha Day
* National Day (Lv)
19 (9)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Padmasambhava
* Anniversary of Tulku Pegyal Rinpoche
* Mongar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Pemagatshel Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Trashigang Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
20 (11)
* Birthday of Yonge Mingyur Rinpoche
* Trashigang Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
22 (13)
* Thanksgiving Day (US)
23 (14)
* Sojong
* Labour Thanksgiving Day (J)
24 (15)
* Anapanasati Day, Buddha taught Anapanasati Sutta (Buddhist)
(Theravada)
* Nalakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib (Sikh)
* Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Sikh)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* Full Moon
25 (16)
* Nalakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
26 (17)
* Nalakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
27 (18)
* Jambay Lhakang Drupchen (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Prakar Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
28 (19)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
December
1 (22)
* Restoration of Independence (P)
3 (24)
* Anniversary of Chamchen Choje
4 (25)
* Anniversary of Je Tsongkhapa
* Dakini Day
6 (27)
* Constitution Day (E)
* Independence Day (Fin)
8 (29)
* Birthday of Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche (Western Calendar)
* Immaculate Conception (Christian) (A, parts of Ch,E,It,P)
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
9 (30)
* Nyi Nak
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* New Moon
(Month 11)
(15th day is missing and 27th day is doubled this month)
10 (1)
* The Dalai Lama's Nobel Peace Price Day (Western Calendar)
* Ladakhi Losar (Ladakh)
* So nam losong (Harvest and New Year Festival) (Sikkim)
13 (4)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
15 (6)
* Ngenpa Gu Dzom (nine bad omens occurring together)
16 (7)
* Zangpo Chu Dzom (ten auspicious omens occurring together)
* Nyi Nak
17 (8)
* Birthday of Dzogchen Rinpoche (Western Calendar)
* Medicine Buddha Day
* National Day (Bt)
18 (9)
* Trongsa Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Lhuntse Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
19 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Dorje Drolo
* Trongsa Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Lhuntse Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
20 (11)
* Anniversary of Lopon Sonam Tsenmo
* Trongsa Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
* Lhuntse Tshechu (Buddhist) (Bt)
21 (12)
* Eid ul Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) (Islamic) (Ind)
* Winter Solstice Holiday Day (Bt)
22 (13)
* Winter Solstice
23 (14)
* Anniversary of Sakya Pandita
* Anniversary of Khenpo Jikme Phuntsok Rinpoche
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* Naga Puja Day
* Sojong
* Full Moon
24 (16)
* Christmas Eve (Christian) (Est,Fin,Ch,Cy,Cz,Sw,US)
* Winter Solstice, Tibetan Calendar
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
25 (17)
* Anniversary of Ling Rinpoche (Western Calendar)
* Birthday of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche (Western Calendar)
* Christmas Day (Christian) (Aus,Can,EU,Ind,NZ,Ch,US)
26 (18)
* Anniversary of Dudjom Rinpoche
* Anniversary of Khamtrul Rinpoche Dongyu Nyima
* St Stephen's Day (Christian)
* Boxing Day (Aus,Can,EU (except B, P),NZ,Ch)
27 (19)
* Anniversary of Taklung Thangpa
29 (21)
* King Gyanendra's Birthday (Np)
30 (22)
* Anniversary of Drogon Chogyal Pagpa
31 (23)
* New Year's Eve (Ch,Lv,J,S,US)
2008
January
1 (24)
* New Year's Day (Aus,Can,Ch,EU,Ind,J,NZ,US)
2 (25)
* Dakini Day
3 (26)
* Anniversary of the 1st Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye
6 (28)
* Epiphany (Christian) (A, parts of D,E,Fin,Gr,It,S,Sk,US)
* Sojong
7 (29)
* Dharmapala Day
8 (30)
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* Night when the fates of those to die in the coming year are
decided
* New Moon
(Month 12)
(9th day is missing this month)
9 (1)
* Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
10 (2)
* Al-Hijira (Islamic New Year 1429) (Islamic) (Ind)
11 (3)
* Anniversary of the 1st Chetsang Rinpoche, Drikung Konchok Ratna
14 (6)
* Coming of Age Day (J)
16 (8)
* Medicine Buddha Day
17 (10)
* Guru Rinpoche Day, Guru Pema Gyalpo
* Naga Puja Day
18 (11)
* Anniversary of Kangyur Rinpoche
19 (12)
* Ashura (Islamic)
20 (13)
* * Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flags
21 (14)
* Martin Luther King's Birthday (US)
* Nyi Nak
* Sojong
22 (15)
* Amitabha Buddha Day
* Full Moon
25 (18)
* Anniversary of Kunkhyen Longchen Rabjam
* Anniversary of 1st Chungtsang Rinpoche, Drikung Rigdzin Chokyi
Drakpa
26 (19)
* Anniversary of Neten Chokling Pema Gyurme
* Australia Day (Aus)
* Republic Day (Ind)
28 (21)
* Australia Day Observed (Aus)
31 (24)
* Anniversary of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
February
1 (25)
* Dakini Day
2 (26)
* Groundhog Day (US)
5 (29)
* Shrove Tuesday (Christian)
* Gutor, averting the negativity of the old year
* Dharmapala Day
* Sojong
6 (30)
* Ash Wednesday (Christian)
* Shakyamuni Buddha Day
* Waitangi Day (NZ)
* House cleaning day according to Tibetan custom
* New Moon
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INAUSPICIOUS or UNFAVOURABLE DAYS
Though Monday is a good day to hang
flags and Friday isvery good, some
Inauspicious Days for Hanging Prayer Flags are:
 | 10th and 22nd of the First, Fifth and Ninth months |
 | 7th and 19th of the Second, Sixth and Tenth months |
 | 4th and 16th of the Third, Seventh and Eleventh months |
 | 1st and 13th of the Fourth, Eighth and Twelfth months. |
Earth Rat
2135, unlucky days for hanging
new
flags as per above calendar :
2008
/ 2135
February 26 March 11, 25
April 6, 21
May 3, 17, 29
June 25
July 7
Aug. 16,
17, 29
Sept. 12 |
Oct. 21
Nov. 17, 28 Dec. 24
Jan. 9, 20 |
Karma Kagyu Anniversaries
(Birth
of 17th Karmapa was 8th day of 5th
Tibetan month, but is celebrated "internationally" on June 26th.)
| Tibetan Month |
Day |
Anniversary |
| First |
08th |
new prayer flags |
| First |
08th |
6th Karmapa, Tongwa Donden |
| First |
09th |
Long life 7-day practice |
| First |
14th |
Milarepa |
| First |
15th |
Marpa |
| First |
15th |
7th Karmapa, Chodrak Gyatso |
| First |
21st |
14th Karmapa, Thegchog Dorje |
| First |
24th |
13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje |
| First |
28th |
9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje |
| Second |
25th |
8th Situ, Chokyi Jungne |
| Third |
3rd |
2nd Karmapa, Karma Pakshi |
| Third |
16th |
Terton Mingjur Dorje |
| Fourth |
01st |
Vajrakila rites, 11 days |
| Fourth |
29th |
Mipham |
| Fifth |
01st |
Chakrasamvara, 7 days |
| Sixth |
05th |
Chod, 5 days |
| Sixth |
14th |
3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje |
| Sixth |
15th |
Gampopa |
| Sixth |
15th |
Varsha (yarney) rain retreat, 45 days |
| Seventh |
04th |
13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje |
| Seventh |
15th |
4th Karmapa, Rolpei Dorje |
| Seventh |
21st |
Red Chenrezig mandala, 7 days |
| Eighth |
01st |
5th Karmapa, Deshin Sharpa |
| Eighth |
23rd |
8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje |
| Ninth |
01st |
Terton Karma Lingpa, 5 days |
| Ninth |
04th |
2nd Karmapa, Karma Pakshi |
| Ninth |
09th |
16th Karmapa Rigpe Dorje |
| Tenth |
03rd |
Vairochana, 7 days |
| Tenth |
30th |
12th Karmapa, Chanchup Dorje |
| Eleventh |
03rd |
1st Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa |
| Eleventh |
15th |
10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje |
| Eleventh |
22nd |
Wrathful Dorje Trolo, 9 days |
| Eleventh |
22nd |
Dorje Bernachen, 9 day |
| Eleventh |
26th |
Jamgon Kongtrul the Great |
Calendar Links
Please
direct any Snow Lion
calendar questions to erinriddle@snowlionpub.com Thank you, Erin.
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