Buddhist Practice Dates
Tibetan Year of the Water Tiger - 2149
Tibetan Month | Tibetan Day | Western Date | Event |
3 | 1st | 1st May | Sojong |
3 | 8th | 9th May | Medicine Buddha Day |
3 | 10th | 11th May | Guru Rinpoche Day |
3 | 15th | 16th May | Sojong, Amitabha Buddha Day |
3 | 16th | 17th May | Nyi nak |
3 | 25th | 25th May | Dakini Day |
3 | 29th | 29th May | Dharmapala Day |
3 | 30th | 30th May | Sojong, Shakyamuni Buddha Day |
Tibetan Month | Tibetan Day | Western Date | Event |
4 | 8th | 7th June | Medicine Buddha Day |
4 | 10th | 9th June | Guru Rinpoche Day |
4 | 15th | 14th June | Sojong, Saga Dawa Duchen, Amitabha Buddha Day |
4 | 24th | 22nd June | Nyi nak |
4 | 25th | 23rd June | Dakini Day |
4 | 29th | 27th June | Dharmapala Day |
4 | 30th | 28th June | Shakyamuni Buddha Day |
4 | 30th | 29th June | Sojong, Shakyamuni Buddha Day |
Sojong: Confession day for the ordained, held twice each month.
Dharmapala Day: Protector practices are emphasised.
Nyi Nak: 'Black sun', when dynamic actions are favoured, but such things as initiations, dedications, marriage, building, religious studies and activities relating to the dead including funerals are to be avoided.