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This is a list of Buddhist festivals and holidays that are important in the Buddhist religion. The exact dates of most of these observances is variable, as the Buddhist calendar is a lunisolar calendar.
Name | Date | Commemoration |
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Abhidhamma Day | the full moon of the seventh month of the Burmese lunar year starting in April (which corresponds to the full moon day in October) [1] [2] [3] | Gautama Buddha's ascension into Tushita to teach his mother the Abhidhamma Pitaka [2] [3] [4] |
Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day) | the full moon of the eighth lunar month | Gautama Buddha's first sermon |
Bhumchu | February/March | prediction of the coming year |
Bodhi Day | the day that Gautama Buddha experienced enlightenment | |
Obon | Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors | |
Buddha's Birthday | the day that Gautama Buddha was born | |
Chotrul Duchen | the fifteen days during which Gautama Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples so as to increase their devotion [5] | |
Drupka Teshi | the fourth day of the sixth month in the Tibetan calendar | Gautama Buddha's first preaching of the "Noble Truths" at the deer park in Sarnath |
Esala Perahera | July/August | the arrival of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Gautama Buddha in Sri Lanka during the 4th century B.C. |
Ghost Festival | the living pay homage to their deceased ancestors | |
Gumla Dharma | [6] | |
Guru Purnima | ||
Higan | ||
Hōonkō | ||
Kagyed | ||
Kathina | ||
Laba Festival | ||
Lhabab Duchen | ||
Liberation Rite of Water and Land | ||
Losar | ||
Madhu Purnima | ||
Magha Puja | ||
Monlam Prayer Festival | ||
Parinirvana Day | ||
Pavarana | ||
Phi Ta Khon | ||
Poy Sang Long | ||
Poya | ||
Rocket Festival | ||
Sambuddhatva jayanthi | ||
Samyak | ||
Sanghamittā Day | ||
Thingyan | ||
Tibetan festivals | ||
Tsechu | ||
Uposatha | ||
Vesak (see also Vixakha Bouxa) | ||
Wan Ok Phansa | ||
Water Festival |
This is not a Wikipedia article: This is a workpage, a collection of material and work in progress that may or may not be incorporated into an article. It should not necessarily be considered factual or authoritative. |
Part of a series on |
Buddhism |
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This is a list of Buddhist festivals and holidays that are important in the Buddhist religion. The exact dates of most of these observances is variable, as the Buddhist calendar is a lunisolar calendar.
Name | Date | Commemoration |
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Abhidhamma Day | the full moon of the seventh month of the Burmese lunar year starting in April (which corresponds to the full moon day in October) [1] [2] [3] | Gautama Buddha's ascension into Tushita to teach his mother the Abhidhamma Pitaka [2] [3] [4] |
Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day) | the full moon of the eighth lunar month | Gautama Buddha's first sermon |
Bhumchu | February/March | prediction of the coming year |
Bodhi Day | the day that Gautama Buddha experienced enlightenment | |
Obon | Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors | |
Buddha's Birthday | the day that Gautama Buddha was born | |
Chotrul Duchen | the fifteen days during which Gautama Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples so as to increase their devotion [5] | |
Drupka Teshi | the fourth day of the sixth month in the Tibetan calendar | Gautama Buddha's first preaching of the "Noble Truths" at the deer park in Sarnath |
Esala Perahera | July/August | the arrival of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Gautama Buddha in Sri Lanka during the 4th century B.C. |
Ghost Festival | the living pay homage to their deceased ancestors | |
Gumla Dharma | [6] | |
Guru Purnima | ||
Higan | ||
Hōonkō | ||
Kagyed | ||
Kathina | ||
Laba Festival | ||
Lhabab Duchen | ||
Liberation Rite of Water and Land | ||
Losar | ||
Madhu Purnima | ||
Magha Puja | ||
Monlam Prayer Festival | ||
Parinirvana Day | ||
Pavarana | ||
Phi Ta Khon | ||
Poy Sang Long | ||
Poya | ||
Rocket Festival | ||
Sambuddhatva jayanthi | ||
Samyak | ||
Sanghamittā Day | ||
Thingyan | ||
Tibetan festivals | ||
Tsechu | ||
Uposatha | ||
Vesak (see also Vixakha Bouxa) | ||
Wan Ok Phansa | ||
Water Festival |