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Results of cutting hair on the different days of the lunar month |
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1 short life
2 slander
3 wealth
4 increase in virtue
5 increase in wealth
6 increased sensory clarity
7 lawsuit
8 long life
9 attractive energy
10 greater wang tang
11 intelligence
12 poverty
13 increased longevity
14 increase in comfort and wealth
15 auspiciousness
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16 obstacles
17 virtue
18 loss
19 increase in longevity
20 wealth
21 fear of sickness
22 gaining clothes and food
23 increase in comfort and wealth
24 happiness
25 sickness
26 well-being
27 joy and happiness
28 strife and quarrels
29 bad food
30 purification of negative actions and obscurations
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For non-vegetarians meatless days of the lunar month are: 8th, 15th, 30th and the 4th lunar day of the 6th month. The meatless months
are the 1st and 4th. According to the Sutra of the Past Vows of the Earth Store Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: Kshitigharba, Chinese: Tisan P'usa,
Tibetan: Sai Nyingpo), the 10 vegetarian lunar days are: 1st, 8th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 23rd, 24th, 28th, 29th and 30th.
The life rescue, live release days by the lunar calendar are the 8th, 15th 30th and also the 10th and 25th. |
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Monthly Practices by the Lunar Calendar |
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8 Amitayuus Practice and Medicine Buddha Practice
10 Guru Rinpoche Tsok
15 Buddha Sakyamuni celebration
25 Dakini Tsok
29 Mahakala Practice
30 Amitabha Practice
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Annual Holidays at the Pema Lingpa Treasure Nyingma Buddhist Centre |
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1 Losar Buddhist New Year - 1st two days of the first lunar month
2 Pema Lingpa Liberation Day - 3rd day of the lunar year
3 Buddha's Performance of Miracles - Chotrul Duchen: - full moon of 1st lunar month (lunar 15)
4 Buddha Sakyamuni's Parinirvana - Saga Dawa - birth, death, enlightenment - full moon of 4th lunar month (lunar 15)
5 Guru Rinpoche's Birthday - 10th day of 5th lunar month
6 Buddha Sakyamuni's First Sermon - Chokhor Duchen - 4th day of 6th lunar month
7 Yu-lan-pen - Ullambana Ceremony, Ghost Festival for all the deceased - Sai Nyingpo - full moon of 7th lunar month (lunar 15)
8 Birthday of Ti-tsang P'usa - Ksitigharba - Sai Nyingpo - last day of 7th lunar month (lunar 30)
9 Buddha Sakyamuni's Decsent from Tushita Heaven - Lhabab Duchen - 22nd day of 9th lunar month
10 Birthday of O-mi-to Fwo - Amitabha Buddha - 17th day of the 11th lunar month - traditional Chinese Buddhist holiday
11 Birthday of Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche - December 17th calendar date
12 Buddha Sakyamuni's Enlightenment Day - 8th day of 12th (or final) lunar month - traditional Chinese Buddhist Laba holiday
13 Lud-shab Puja to ransom our life, a purification of negativities, obstacles, uncleanliness and sickness - 29th lunar day of the lunar month before Losar.
The Bhutanese Buddhist holiday observance is by the Bhutanese lunar astrological calendar, the Chinese traditional observance uses the actual lunar calendar.
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Throughout the world, Vajrayana Buddhist practitioners of the Nyingma and other traditions celebrate the Guru Rinpoche Tsok on the 10th day,
and the Dakini Tsok on the 25th day, of the lunar calendar. The Tibetan word tsok meanings gathering or accumulation. The Tsok Ceremony is a sacred
moment which completes the four gatherings or accumulations of male and female practitioners, offering substances, wisdom deities and merit.
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During the Tsok Ceremony, along with meditation and prayers, we make offerings of many things, including tea lights, flowers and various foods brought by
the participants. Food offerings include cooked grains and beans, raw and cooked vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, cheese, yogurt, eggs, pickles, herbs,
sweets and juice, along with meat and alcohol. Through meditation and mantra recitation, the offerings are consecrated and offered to the invoked gathering
of enlightened beings, to bless sentient beings and free them from suffering. At the end of the ceremony, the food and drink are shared by all, and the
merit which has been generated is dedicated for the benefit of all beings.
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Participants are requested to arrive at least 15 - 30 minutes early so that all food offerings can be placed on the tsok table before starting
the Tsok Ceremony on time. For further information contact us. Please always check the monthly calendar or call the centre to confirm dates and
times for Tsoks and special anniversary events.
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