December 8 Awakening Day
Awakening Day (Buddhism) Anniversary of the historical Buddha’s awakening. (Japan, North America)
View ArticleDecember 17 Sanghamitta Day
Sanghamitta Day (Buddhism) Sanghamitta Day celebrates the anniversary of the arrival of Sanghamitta, daughter of King Asoka, who started the Order of Nuns in Sri Lanka and brought a branch of the...
View ArticleMarch 2 Losar–Tibetan New Year
Losar–Tibetan New Year (Buddhism) Losar–Tibetan New Year (Tibetan year 2140) is celebrated for 15 days, with the main celebrations on the first three days.
View ArticleMarch 14 Anniversary of the death of Shan-tao/Zendo Daishi
Anniversary of the death of Shan-tao/Zendo Daishi (Buddhism) Anniversary of the death of Shan-tao/Zendo Daishi, a Chinese priest of the Tang Era who passed away in 681. He developed the practice of...
View ArticleMarch 17-23 Higan-e
Higan-e (Buddhism) Higan-e means to reach the other shore and starts three days before the March Equinox and finishes three days after–continuing for a total of one week. It is a time to honor...
View ArticleApril 8 Buddha’s Birth date
Buddha’s Birth date (Buddhism) Anniversary of the historical Buddha’s birth.
View ArticleApril 8 Ramanavami
Ramanavami (Hinduism) Ramanavami celebrates the birth day of Rama, the seventh incarnation of the God Vishnu. during the previous eight days, Hindus read the Ramayana, a Hindu epic, which tells the...
View ArticleApril 15 Theravada New Year
Theravada New Year (Buddhism) New Year festival for Theravada Buddhists is celebrated for three days from the first full moon day in April.
View ArticleApril 28 Anniversary of Nichiren Foundation
Anniversary of Nichiren Foundation (Buddhism) Anniversary of the foundation of the Nichiren Sect in 1253.
View ArticleMay 14 Wesak
Wesak or Buddha Day (Buddhism) Wesak is the most important day of the year for Buddhists. It commemorates the birth awakening, and passing away (paranibbana) of the historical Buddha Siddhartha...
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