Tibetan Buddhist Calender of Events
for the Year 2005-6

Last updated 8 March, 2005

Tibetan Wood Bird Year: 2005-6

• Losar 2003: Mon 3 March - Wed 5 March (Tibetan year 2129)
• Losar 2004: Sat 21 Feb - Mon 23 Feb (Tibetan year 2130)
• Losar 2005: Wed 9 February - Fri 11 February (Tibetan year 2131)
• Losar 2006: Mon 30 January - Wed 1 February (Tibetan year 2132)

Calendar of Buddhist Special Practice Days: 2005

FOUR COMMEMORATIVE BUDDHA DAYS

The four special days associated with the life of Shakyamuni Buddha are celebrated for example by taking Mahayana One Day Precepts before dawn, and performing a Guru Puja and Tsog Offering, but any virtue may be practised. Any practice performed on these days is increased by vast amounts.

2005

• Day of Miracles or Day of Offerings (Tib Chok-trul Düchen -15th day of 1st lunar month ): Wed 23 February
• Saka Dawa (Tib Saka-Dawa - 15th day of 4th lunar month): the day commemorating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana: Mon 23 May
• Day of Turning the Wheel of Teaching (Tib Chö-kor Düchen-14th day of 6th lunar month): Sun 10 July
• Day of Buddha's Return from Heaven (Tib Lha-bab Düchen - 22nd day of 9th lunar month): Mon 24 October

LAMAS' BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

The three given here are celebrated with a Tsog Offering and sometimes other activities. There are many other special days in addition to these that could be celebrated if desired.

2005

• Anniversary of Jamgön Lama Tsongkapa: Sat 26 November (25^th of 10^th lunar month)
• Anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiveing the Nobel Peace Prize: Sat 10 December
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Birthday: Wed 6 July
• Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey's Anniversary (Western): Thurs 11 August
• Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey's Anniversary (Tibetan): Fri 22 July (16^th of 6^th lunar month)
• Ven. Thupten Rinpoche's Birthday: Sat 4 June
• Ven. Lhagön Rinpoche's Birthday: Fri 10 June

REGULAR TSOG DAYS

Offer Tsog (collective food offering) on the 10^th and 25^th of each lunar month (ex Mensikang calendar).

• February 2005: Fri 4, Fri 18
• March 2005: Sat 5, Sun 20
• April 2005: Mon 4, Tues 19
• May 2005: Tues 3, Wed 18
• June 2005: Thurs 2, Fri 17
• July 2005: Fri 1, Sat 16, Sat 30
• August 2005: Mon 15, Mon 29
• September 2005: Tues 13, Tues 27
• October 2005: Thurs 13, Thurs 27
• November 2005: Fri 11, Sat 26
• December 2005: Sat 10, Mon 26
• January 2006: Mon 9, Tues 24

REGULAR PRECEPT DAYS

Mahayana One Day Precepts may be taken any day but it is especially valuable to take them on the 8^th, 15^th and 30^th of the lunar month (the half waxing, full and new moons respectively). These are here given according to the standard Tibetan calendar and may not always coincide with the moons phases in other parts of the world.

• February 2005: Tues 8 (30), Wed 16 (8), Wed 25 (15)
• March 2005: Thurs 10 (30), Fri 18 (8), Fri 25 (15)
• April 2005: Fri 8 (30), Sat 16 (8), Sun 24 (15)
• May 2005: Sun 8 (30), Mon 16 (8), Mon 23 (15)
• June 2005: Mon 5 (30), Wed 15 (8), Wed 22 (15)
• July 2005: Wed 6 (30), Thurs 14 (8), Thurs 21 (15)
• August 2005: Fri 5 (30), Sat 13 (8), Fri 19 (15)
• September 2005: Sat 3 (30), Sun 11 (8), Sun 18 (15)
• October 2005: Mon 3 (30),Tues 11 (8), Mon 17 (15)
• November 2005: Tues 1 (30), Wed 9 (8), Tues 15 (15)
• December 2005: Thurs 1 (30), Thurs 8 (8), Thurs 15 (15), Sat 31 (30)
• January 2006: Sat 7 (8), Sat 14 (15), Sun 29 (30)
  

TIBETAN MONTHS of WOOD MONKEY YEAR

The starting day of the 12 lunar months of this year 2005-6 are given:

• 1st month: 9 Feb 2005
• 2nd month: 11 March 2005
• 3rd month: 9 April 2005
• 4th month: 9 May 2005
• 5th month: 7 June 2005
• 6th month: 7 July 2005
• 7th month: 6 August 2005
• 8th month: 4 September 2005
• 9th month: 4 October 2005
• 10th month: 2 November 2005
• 11th month: 2 December 2005
• 12th month: 1 January 2006
• next year: 30 January 2006

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