User:DiverDave/List of Buddhist festivals
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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.
Buddhist festivals and holidays
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| 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] | |
| 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
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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
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Esala Perahera
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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
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| Monlam Prayer Festival | ||
| Parinirvana Day | ||
| Pavarana | ||
| Phi Ta Khon | ||
| Poy Sang Long | ||
| Poya | ||
| Rocket Festival | ||
| Sambuddhatva jayanthi | ||
| Samyak | ||
Sanghamittā Day
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| Thingyan | ||
| Tibetan festivals | ||
Tsechu
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| Uposatha | ||
Vixakha Bouxa )
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| Wan Ok Phansa | ||
| Water Festival |
References
- ^ Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations J. Gordon Melton (editor), page 4
- ^ a b The Buddhism Primer: An Introduction to Buddhism Dhammasaavaka, page 178
- ^ a b Buddhanet Buddhist Ceremonies: Festivals and Special Days
- ^ Buddhanet Buddhist Ceremonies: Festivals and Special Days
- ^ RIGPA New York, Celebration of Chotrul Düchen 8 March, 2012
- ^ Lewis, TT (1993). "Contributions to the Study of Popular Buddhism: The Newar Buddhist Festival of Gumla Dharma". Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. 16 (2): 309–54.