Pema Lingpa Treasure Nyingma Buddhist Meditation Centre of British Columbia

Under the direction of His Holiness Gangteng Tulku Rinpoche

Resident Teacher Lopon Sangay Yeshi

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December 2020   Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday                                     1 { lun. 16 M:10 }                 2 { lunar 17 }                 3 { lunar 18 }                 4 { lunar 19 }                 5 { lunar 20 }                 6 { lunar 21 }                 7 { lunar 22 }                 8 { lunar 23 }                 9 { lunar 24 }                 10 { lunar 25 }   Dakini Day             11 { lunar 27 }                 12 { lunar 28 }                 13 { lunar 29 } Mahakala Day             14 { lunar 30 }   Amitabha Day         15 { lun. 1 M:11 }                 16 { lunar 2 }                  17 { lunar 3 }  Birthday of  Kyabje  Gangteng Tulku  Rinpoche         18 { lunar 4 }                 19 { lunar 5 }                 20 { lunar 6 }                 21 { lunar 7 }                 22 { lunar 8 }   Amitayuus Day           23 { lunar 9 }                 24 { lunar 10 }   Guru Rinpoche Day           25 { lunar 11 }                 26 { lunar 12 }                 27 { lunar 13 }                 28 { lunar 14 }                  29 { lunar 15 }  Buddha  Sakyamuni  Day           30 { lunar 16 }                 31 { lunar 16 }                                                      The astrologically modified lunar days (a day removed or doubled occasionally) published in this calendar are taken from the on-line   Bhutanese Calendar

Back to top     Results of cutting hair on the different days of the lunar month

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    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

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.

Back to top      Monthly Practices by the Lunar Calendar        8  Amitayuus Practice and Medicine Buddha Practice  10  Guru Rinpoche Tsok  15  Buddha Sakyamuni celebration  25  Dakini Tsok  29  Mahakala Practice  30  Amitabha Practice

Annual Holidays at the Pema Lingpa Treasure Nyingma Buddhist Centre            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.

Celebration of Tsok

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.

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.

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.     Back to top

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