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JANUARY MARCH MAY

4 1:03 am New Moon, 12:50 am 4 12:46 pm New Moon, VAJRASATTVA DAY 2 11:51 pm New Moon, VAJRASATTVA
Partial Solar Eclipse, VAJRASATTVA DAY 5 Losar - Tibetan New Year - Iron DAY
12 3:31 am First Quarter Moon, TARA Rabbit year* 10 1:33 pm First Quarter Moon, TARA
DAY 12 3:45 pm First Quarter Moon, TARA DAY
14 GURU RINPOCHE DAY DAY 12 GURU RINPOCHE DAY
19 1:21 pm Full Moon 14 GURU RINPOCHE DAY 17 4:09 am Full Moon
22 DUDJOM RINPOCHE’S 15 TERTON SOGYAL’S ANNIVERSARY 24 11:52 am Last Quarter Moon,
ANNIVERSARY 18 MILAREPA’S ANNIVERSARY TARA DAY
26 4:57 am Third Quarter Moon, TARA 19 11:10 am Full Moon, 4:21 pm 26 DAKINI DAY
DAY Spring Equinox, CHOTRUL DUCHEN,
JUNE
28 DAKINI DAY GARAB DORJE’S ANNIVERSARY
1 2:03 pm New Moon, 5:16 am Partial
30 JAMGON KONGTRUL LODRÖ 25 JAMYANG KHYENTSE WANGPO’S
Solar Eclipse, VAJRASATTVA DAY
T’HAYÉ’S ANNIVERSARY ANNIVERSARY
8 7:11 pm First Quarter Moon,
26 5:07 am Last Quarter Moon
FEBRUARY 28 DAKINI DAY
BIRTHDAY OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA,
2 6:31 pm New Moon, VAJRASATTVA TARA DAY
DAY APRIL 10 GURU RINPOCHE DAY
10 11:18 pm First Quarter Moon, 3 7:32 am New Moon, TARA DAY 15 1:14 pm Full Moon, 1:12 pm Total
TARA DAY 11 5:05 am First Quarter Moon, TARA Lunar Eclipse, SAGA DAWA DUCHEN**
12 GURU RINPOCHE DAY DAY 18 PATRUL RINPOCHE’S ANNIVERSARY
18 12:36 am Full Moon 13 GURU RINPOCHE DAY 21 10:16 am Summer Solstice
20 LONGCHENPA’S ANNIVERSARY 17 7:44 pm Full Moon 23 4:48 pm Last Quarter Moon, TARA
24 3:26 pm Last Quarter, TARA DAY 24 7:47 pm Last Quarter Moon, TARA DAY DAY
26 DAKINI DAY 26 DAKINI DAY 25 DAKINI DAY
30 MIPHAM RINPOCHE’S ANNIVERSARY

During The four Düchens, or Great Festivals, the effects of positive and nega- * The first fifteen days of the year, starting on Losar and ending on Chotrul Düchen, celebrate the period
tive actions are multiplied ten million times. As such, they are particularly during which, in order to inspire the devotion of future disciples, the Buddha displayed a different miracle
auspicious times for dharma practice. The solar and lunar eclipses are similarly each day.
auspicious occasions for practice.

At Chagdud Gonpa, we traditionally try to offer tsok before the lunar aspect ** Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and parinirvana. At the age of thirty-five, the Buddha attained
occurs. enlightenment at Bodhgaya. This day also marks the anniversary of his parinirvana.

2011 Practice Calendar

CHAGDUD G O N PA F O U N DAT I O N
JULY SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER
1 1:54 am New Moon, 1:38 am Partial 4 10:39 am First Quarter Moon, TARA 2 9:38 am First Quarter Moon, TARA
Solar Eclipse, VAJRASATTVA DAY DAY DAY
6 H. H. DALAI LAMA’S BIRTHDAY 6 GURU RINPOCHE DAY 4 GURU RINPOCHE DAY
7 11:29 pm First Quarter Moon, 12 2:27 am Full Moon Day 10 12:16 pm Full Moon
JAMYANG KHYENTSE CHOKYI LODRÖ’S 20 6:39 am Last Quarter Moon, TARA 17 LHABAB DUCHEN**, CHAGDUD
ANNIVERSARY, TARA DAY DAY RINPOCHE’S PARINIRVANA
9 GURU RINPOCHE DAY 22 DAKINI DAY 18 7:09 am Last Quarter Moon, TARA
14 11:40 pm Full Moon 23 2:05 am Autumn Equinox DAY
22 10:02 pm Last Quarter Moon, 27 4:09 am New Moon, VAJRASATTVA 20 DAKINI DAY
TARA DAY DAY 24 10:10 pm New Moon, 10:20 pm
24 DAKINI DAY Partial Solar Eclipse, VAJRASATTVA DAY
30 11:40 pm New Moon, OCTOBER
3 8:15 pm First Quarter Moon, TARA DECEMBER
VAJRASATTVA DAY
DAY 2 1:52 am First Quarter Moon, TARA
AUGUST 5 GURU RINPOCHE DAY DAY

3 CHÖKHOR DUCHEN* 11 7:06 pm Full Moon 4 GURU RINPOCHE DAY

6 4:08 am First Quarter Moon, TARA 16 DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE’S 10 6:36 am Full Moon, 6:30 am Total
DAY ANNIVERSARY Lunar Eclipse

8 BIRTH OF GURU RINPOCHE 19 8:30 pm Last Quarter Moon, TARA 17 4:48 pm Last Quarter Moon, TARA
10 GURU RINPOCHE DAY DAY DAY

12 BIRTH OF CHAGDUD TULKU RINPOCHE 21 DAKINI DAY 19 DAKINI DAY

13 11:57 am Full Moon 26 12:56 pm New Moon, 21 9:30 pm Winter Solstice
21 2:54 pm Last Quarter Moon, TARA VAJRASATTVA DAY 24 10:06 pm New Moon,
DAY 29 JIGME LINGPA’S ANNIVERSARY VAJRASATTVA DAY

23 DAKINI DAY
28 8:04 pm New Moon, VAJRASATTVA
DAY

* BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI’S FIRST TURNING OF THE WHEEL
OF THE DHARMA. For seven weeks after his enlightenment,
the Buddha did not teach. Finally, encouraged by Indra and
Brahma, he taught the Four Noble Truths at Sarnath.
** THE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI’S DESCENT FROM HEAVEN.
Buddha’s mother was reborn in Indra’s heaven. To repay her
kindness and to liberate her, as well as to benefit the gods,
the Buddha spent three months teaching in the realm of the
gods.

2011 Practice Calendar