Buddhist Practice Dates
Tibetan Year of the Water Rabbit - 2150
Tibetan Month | Tibetan Day | Western Date | Event |
4 | 7th | 26th May | Birth of Buddha |
4 | 8th | 27th May | Medicine Buddha Day |
4 | 10th | 30th May | Guru Rinpoche Day |
4 | 14th | 3rd June | Sojong |
4 | 15th | 4th June | Saga Dawa Duchen, Amitabha Buddha Day |
4 | 24th | 12th June | Nyi nak |
4 | 25th | 13th June | Dakini Day |
4 | 29th | 17th June | Dharmapala Day |
4 | 30th | 18th June | Sojong, Shakyamuni Buddha Day |
Tibetan Month | Tibetan Day | Western Date | Event |
5 | 8th | 26th June | Medicine Buddha Day |
5 | 9th | 27th June | Nyi nak |
5 | 10th | 28th June | Guru Rinpoche Day |
5 | 15th | 3rd July | Sojong, Amitabha Buddha Day |
5 | 25th | 12th July | Dakini Day |
5 | 29th | 16th July | Dharmapala Day |
5 | 30th | 17th July | 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.