Barom Kagyu Chodrak Drupju Chuling

Year of the Water Dragon 2012
Important Dates

Message from Venerable Sonam Tenzin Rinpoche:

Venerable Sonam Tenzin Rinpoche and Venerable Lama Nansai send all students, supporters and friends their best wishes for a very happy New Year 2012.

May you all enjoy excellent health, may your Dharma practice flourish and may your business enterprises succeed. May all obstacles vanish so that you move swiftly along the path to supreme enlightenment. May you receive showers of blessings of the triple gem.

Calendar and important practice days:

In the Buddhist tradition, certain days are considered especially auspicious or inauspicious for particular practices. These days can be recurrent either each month or annually. The information below only serves as general guidelines to important practice dates during the Year of the Water Dragon 2012.

1.    During the four major Buddhist Festivals (Saka Dawa, Chotrul Düchen, Chökhor Düchen and Lha Bab Düchen ) positive actions are multiplied by 10 million times, so practice is emphasized and the eating of black foods such as meat, eggs, fish etc is discouraged. 

2. On days when Solar and lunar (2 Solar & 2 lunar eclipses for 2012) eclipses fall, positive and negative and negative actions are multiplied   by 10,000 times.

3. Buddha's Days: on these days, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied 100 times:

          8th Day - Medicine Buddha

        10th Day - Guru Rinpoche

        15th Day - Amitabha Buddha

        30th Day - Shakyamuni Buddha

4. On No Flags days: Do not raise new prayer (including long prayer flags & banners) flags. By hanging new prayer flags on these wrong astrological days, you may encounter and experience obstacles.

 

Date

Tibetan

month / day

Practice

Celebration & Commemoration

January 2012

01-Jan-12

11 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

03-Jan-12

11 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

09-Jan-12

11 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

19-Jan-12

11 / 26

 

 Anniversary of the 1st Jamgon Kongtrul - Lodro Taye.

21-Jan-12

11 / 28

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

23-Jan-12

11 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

24-Jan-12

12 / 1

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

31-Jan-12

12 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

February 2012

02-Feb-12

12 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

05-Feb-12

12 / 13

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

07-Feb-12

12 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

21-Feb-12

12 / 29

New Moon

 

22-Feb-12

1 / 1

 

Losar Tibetan New Year - Year of the Water Dragon

March 2012

01-Mar-12

1 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Anniversaries of the 6th Karmapa, Tongwa Donden and the 9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje 

03-Mar-12

1 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

07-Mar-12

1 / 14

 

Anniversary of Jetsun Milarepa, Zhepa Dorje.

08-Mar-12

1 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Chotrul Düchen (Day of Miracles), plus anniversaries of Marpa Lotsawa,  Garab Dorje &  the 7th Karmapa, Chodrak Gyamtso.


For the first 2 weeks of the New Year, Buddha Shakyamuni’s display of a miracle each day to increase the merit and devotion of future disciples is celebrated.


On  this day, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied by 10 million times.

13-Mar-12

1 / 21

 

Anniversaries of 14th Karmapa, Thegchog Dorje and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

14-Mar-12

1 / 22

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

17-Mar-12

1 / 25

 

Anniversary of the 13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje

22-Mar-12

1 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

29-Mar-12

2 / 7

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

30-Mar-12

2 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

April 2012

02-Apr-12

2 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

06-Apr-12

2 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Anniversary of the 10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje

17-Apr-12

2 / 26

 

Anniversary of Jetsun Taranata, Kunga Nyingpo

21-Apr-12

2 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

25-Apr-12

3 / 4

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

29-Apr-12

3 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

May 2012

01-May-12

3 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

06-May-12

3 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Buddha Shakyamuni taught the Kalachakra tantra

07-May-12

3 / 16

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

16-May-12

3 / 26

 

Anniversary of the 15th Karmapa, Khakhyap Dorje

18-May-12

3 / 28

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

20-May-12

3 / 30

Shakhyamuni Buddha Day
Solar Eclipse
New Moon

Solar eclipse: positive actions are multiplied by 10,000 times

21-May-12

4 / 1

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

22-May-12

4 / 2

 

Anniversary of Gyalwa Barompa Dharma Wangchuk (1122 to 1198) – Founder of  the Barom Kagyu lineage

29-May-12

4 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

31-May-12

4 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

June 2012

01-Jun-12

4 / 11

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

04-Jun-12

4 / 14

Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon

Saka Dawa Düchen (Vaishakha Day): Buddha Shakyamuni attained Enlightenment & Paranirvana. 

At the age of 35 year old, Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodhgaya (India).
 

On this day, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied by 10 million times

05-Jun-12

4 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

07-Jun-12

4 / 17

 

Anniversary of Patrul Rinpoche.

14-Jun-12

4 / 24

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

19-Jun-12

4 / 29

New Moon

 

20-Jun-12

4 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

26-Jun-12

5 / 6

 

Birthday of the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje

28-Jun-12

5 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

30-Jun-12

5 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

July 2012

03-Jul-12

5 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

06-Jul-12

5 / 18

 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 77th birthday

10-Jul-12

5 / 22

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

19-Jul-12

5 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

23-Jul-12

6 / 4

 

Chökhor Düchen: Buddha Shakyamuni taught the 4 Noble Truths (the First Turning the Wheel of the Dharma at Varanasi).


On this day, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied by 10 million times.

25-Jul-12

6 / 7

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

26-Jul-12

6 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Birthday of Aten-Phuntsok Rinpoche – the Abbot of the Kanghnay  Monastery of the Barom Kagyu lineage

28-Jul-12

6 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava

 

 

 

 

August 2012

01-Aug-12

6 / 14

 

Anniversary of the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje

02-Aug-12

6 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Anniversary of Gampopa, the Physician of Dagpo & great father of all the Kagyu lineages. The author of The Jewel Ornament of Liberation

06-Aug-12

6 / 19

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

17-Aug-12

6 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

21-Aug-12

7 / 4

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

25-Aug-12

7 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

26-Aug-12

7 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

28-Aug-12

7 / 12

 

Anniversary of the 11th Karmapa, Yeshe Dorje

31-Aug-12

7 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Anniversary of the 4th Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje

September 2012

01-Sep-12

7 / 16

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

10-Sep-12

7 / 25

 

Anniversary of Pagmodrupa.

14-Sep-12

7 / 28

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

16-Sep-12

7 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon
No new Prayer Flags

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

23-Sep-12

8 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

25-Sep-12

8 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

28-Sep-12

8 / 13

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

30-Sep-12

8 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Anniversary of the 5th Karmapa, Dezhin Shegpa

October 2012

08-Oct-12

8 / 23

 

Anniversary of the 8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje

10-Oct-12

8 / 25

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

15-Oct-12

8 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

18-Oct-12

9 / 3

 

Anniversary of the second Karmapa, Karma Paksi

22-Oct-12

9 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

24-Oct-12

9 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

29-Oct-12

9 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

November 2012

05-Nov-12

9 / 21

 

Anniversary of the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje

06-Nov-12

9 / 22

No new Prayer Flags

Lha Bab Düchen: Buddha Shakyamuni descent from Tushita Heaven, at Sankhasa, near Patna.


On this day, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied by 10 million times

13-Nov-12

9 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
Solar Eclipse
New Moon

Solar eclipse: positive actions are multiplied by 10,000 times

20-Nov-12

10 / 7

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

21-Nov-12

10 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

23-Nov-12

10 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

28-Nov-12

10 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Lunar Eclipse
Full Moon

Lunar eclipse: positive actions are multiplied by 10,000 times

December 2012

02-Dec-12

10 / 19

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

13-Dec-12

10 / 30

Shakyamuni Buddha Day
New Moon

Anniversary of the 12th Karmapa, Chanchup Dorje

16-Dec-12

11 / 4

No new Prayer Flags

Anniversary of the first Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa

20-Dec-12

11 / 8

Medicine Buddha Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

22-Dec-12

11 / 10

Guru Rinpoche Day

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

25-Dec-12

11 / 12

 

X'Mas Day & Sonam Tenzin Rinpoche's birthday

26-Dec-12

11 / 13

 

Boxing Day

28-Dec-12

11 / 15

Amitabha Buddha Day
Full Moon

Positive actions are multiplied by 100 times

29-Dec-12

11 / 16

No new Prayer Flags

Inauspicious day to raise new prayer flag

31-Dec-12

11 / 18

 

New Year's Eve