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Practice days overview: Special practice days throughout the year

 

• Community practice days
• Practice days in 2008-09
• Special calendar days
• Anniversaries
• General practice days
• Buddha Days
• Sojong

 

Community practice days

The following table provides an overview of yearly practice days at Chanteloube. To download Chanteloube's community practice days and auspicious days throughout the year, please see the practice calendar and the Tibetan calendar or find out more about Chanteloube's online calendars.

Practice Days in 2008 Year of the Fire Pig 2134 - Year of the Earth Rat 2135
Western		Tibetan		Practice day
month	day	month	day
1	2	11	25	Dakini day - Tsok
1	17	12	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
1	18	12	11	Celebration of Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche's Parinirvana
1	25	12	18	Celebration of Kunkhyen Longchenpa’s Parinirvana
2	1	12	25	Dakini day - Tsok; Anniversary of Jetsün Jampa Chökyi
2	7	1	1	Losar - Tsok offering at 10am
2	16	1	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
2	21	1	16*	Chotrul Düchen: 15 days of Miracles displayed by the Buddha*
3	2	1	25	Dakini day - Tsok
3	16	2	10	Guru Rinpoche
4	1	2	25	Dakini day - Tsok
4	15	3	10	Guru Rinpoche
4	30	3	25	Dakini day - Tsok
5	14	3*	10	Guru Rinpoche
5	30	3*	25	Dakini day - Tsok
6	10	4	7	Birth of the Buddha
6	13	4	10	Guru Rinpoche Day - Tsok
6	18	4	15	Enlightenment & Parinirvana of the Buddha*
6	28	4	25	Dakini day - Tsok
7	12	5	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
7	27	5	24*	Dakini day - Tsok
8	5	6	4	1st turning of the wheel (Buddha Shakyamuni's first teaching day)*
8	11	6	10	Birth of Padmasambhava; Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
8	26	6	25	Dakini day - Tsok
9	10	7	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
9	24	7	25	Dakini day - Tsok
10	9	8	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
10	18	8	19	Parinirvana of Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
10	22	8	25	Dakini day - Tsok
11	8	9	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
11	19	9	22	Lha Bap Tutchen (Buddha's descent from Tushita)*
11	22	9	25	Dakini day - Tsok
12	7	10	10	Guru Rinpoche - Tsok
12	21	10	25	Dakini day - Tsok

 

Archive of practice days in previous years

 

Practice days 2007

 

Special practice days

 

Special calendar days Year of the Fire Pig 2134
Tibetan*		Practice Day
Month	Day
1	1	Tibetan New Year
1	15	Chotrul Düchen: 15 days of Miracles displayed by the Buddha** (Thus the 1st Tibetan month is known as miracle month.)
4	7	Birth of the Buddha
4	15	Dawa Düchen: Enlightenment & Parinirvana of the Buddha**
6	4	Chökhor Düchen: First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma**
6	10	Birth of Padmasambhava
9	22	Lha Bab Düchen: Buddha Shakyamuni’s descent from Tushita**

 

* According to the Tibetan lunar calendar

** Four Great Festival days: On these days, the effects of ones positive or negative actions are multiplied by 10 million times.

 

 

Anniversaries

Every year, Chanteloube and other affiliated groups gather on the following days to commemorate the life of the following masters:

 

Anniversary days
Tibetan*		Practice day
Month	Day
1	21	Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo
5	6	Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö, the 2nd
7	16	Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
8	10	Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
11	18	Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche
12	11	Kyabje Kangyur Rinpoche
12	18	Kunkhyen Longchenpa's Parinirvana
12	25	Jetsün Jampa Chökyi

 

* According to the Tibetan lunar calendar. Note: For more information, please refer to Chanteloube's Tibetan calendar with auspicious days.

 

General practice days

Buddha Days

The following days occur every month of the Tibetan calendar. On each Buddha day, the practice related to that particular Buddha / deity / dharmapala is performed. Please refer to Chanteloube's Tibetan calendar with auspicious days for detailed practice days. There is community tsok practice every month on Guru Rinpoche day and Dakini day, which fall on the 10th and 25th days of the Tibetan lunar calendar respectively (see also the online practice calendar which highlights community practice days).

 

Buddha days
Day*	Practice Day
8	Medicine Buddha
10	Guru Rinpoche*
15	Amitabha Buddha
25	Dakini Day*
29	Dharmapala Day
30	Shakyamuni Buddha

 

* According to the Tibetan lunar calendar

Sojong

Sojong is a practice of purification taught by the Buddha. It usually falls on the day before the full and new moon (the 14th and the 29th of the Tibetan calendar) though this can vary. So means restore or replenish and Jong means to purify. Sojong is therefore a practice to restore virtue and to purify negativity. The practice of Narak Kong Shak (confession) is performed on this day and vows may be observed according to the Eight Vows of Mahayana (to refrain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, intoxication, taking a high seat, singing / dancing or wearing of ornaments, and eating after midday). Please refer to Chanteloube's Tibetan calendar with auspicious days for detailed practice days.

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See also:

• Chanteloube's practice calendar
• Tibetan calendar with auspicious days
• Community practice
• The practice of tsok
• Upcoming programmes & events