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2008 Practice Calendar

June

2 PROTECTORS DAY
Monday, 2nd June
3 No moon NO MOON DAY
Tuesday, 3rd June
10 No moon The Birth of the Buddha
Tuesday, 10th June
13 GURU RINPOCHE DAY
Friday, 13th June
14 TARA DAY
Saturday, 14th June
18 Buddha Shakyamuni FULL MOON DAY
Saga Dawa Duchen
Buddha's enlightenment and parinirvana

Wednesday, 18th June
20 SUMMER SOLSTICE
Friday, 20th June
28 DAKINI DAY
Saturday, 28th June

July

2 PROTECTORS DAY
Wednesday, 2nd July
3 No moon NO MOON DAY
Thursday, 3rd July
10 TARA DAY
Thursday, 10th July
12 GURU RINPOCHE DAY
Saturday, 12th July
18 FULL MOON
Friday, 18th July
27 DAKINI DAY
Sunday, 27th July
31 PROTECTORS DAY
Thursday, 31st July

 


LUNAR GUIDE

Tara Day (8th lunar day )

Guru Rinpoche Day (10th lunar day)
Practice: Downpour of Blessing with Feast

Full Moon Day (15th lunar day)
— Practice: Riwo Sangchö

Dakini Day (25th lunar day)

Protectors Day (29th lunar day)

No Moon Day (30th lunar day)
Practice: Downpour of Blessings with extended aspiration prayers [Prayer in Seven Chapters, Sampa Lhundrupma, Barche Lamsel], King of Aspirations, Aspiration to Samantabhadra, and Blessings of the Supreme Sage]

Note: It is suggested that Vajrasattva practice be done on one of the auspicious days when a maximum number of people may gather together.

Last updated: 27 June 2008