Year of the Earth Dog - 2145

 

Tibetan Month	Tibetan Day	Western Date	Event
12	8th	14th January	Medicine Buddha Day
12	10th	16th January	Guru Rinpoche Day
12	14th	20th January	Sojong, Nyi nak
12	15th	21st January	Amitabha Buddha Day
12	25th	30th January	Dakini Day, Nyi nak
12	29th	3rd February	Dharmapala Day
12	30th	4th February	Sojong, Shakyamuni Buddha Day

 

Year of the Earth Pig - 2146

 

Tibetan Month	Tibetan Day	Western Date	Event
1	1st	5th February	LOSAR - Tibetan new year 2146
1	8th	13th February	Medicine Buddha Day
1	10th	15th February	Guru Rinpoche Day
1	15th	19th February	Sojong, Chotrul Duchen, Amitabha Buddha Day
1	21st	25th February	Nyi nak
1	25th	1st March	Dakini Day
1	29th	5th March	Sojong, Dharmapala Day
1	30th	6th March	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.