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The Four Great Celebrations during the year:
(1) Shakyamuni Buddha displayed miracles from the 1st to the 15th of the 1st Month.
(2) [a] The Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha, 7th day of the 4th Month;
[b] entering the womb,
[c] attaining complete enlightenment at dawn, and
[d] passing into parinirvana at dusk, all on the 15th day of the 4th Month.
(3) The first turning of the Wheel of Dharma on the 4th day of the 6th Month.
(4) The Descent from the Divine Realms; Shakyamuni agreed to descend on the 15th of the 9th Month and actually descended on the 22nd of the 9th Month.
Regular Monthly Holy Days:
The Six Holy Days of the month are the 8th, 14th, 15th, 23rd, 29th and New Moon.
The Three Holy Days are: Full Moon, New Moon and 8th day. Solar and Lunar eclipses are also auspicious times.
Regular Monthly Special Days:
1st Day - Buddha Samadhipradharaja (*Kshitigarbha Sutra).
3rd Day - Dharmapala Tsiu Marpo.
8th and 29th Days - Medicine Buddha, (Kshitigarbha Sutra).
8th, 14th, 23rd and 29th Days - Shri Hevajra.
9th, 19th and 29th Days - All Dharmapalas, Mahakala, and others.
10th Day - Padmasambhava.
10th and 25th Days - Vajrayogini
14th Day - Dharmapala Magzor Gyalmo, Shri Devi (All), Rabtenma and others.
15th Day - All Peaceful Deities (Kshitigarbha Sutra).
15th and 28th Days - Amitabha Buddha (Kshitagarbha Sutra).
21st Day - Avalokiteshvara (Kshitagarbha Sutra).
23rd Day - Vairochana Buddha (Kshitigarbha Sutra).
24th Day - Kshitigarbha (Kshitigarbha Sutra).
30th Day - Shakyamuni Buddha, (Kshitigarbha Sutra).
In the Tibetan Lunar Calendar the full moon falls on the 15th day and the new moon on the 30th day. Occasionally there are discrepancies when calculating between the lunar calendar and the western solar calendar. In the lunar calendar this is rectified by adding additional days or dropping days from the calendar month as needed, or every few years by adding an additional 13th month into the year. By counting forward or backward from the full moon day the correct Tibetan Lunar day is calculated.
Jeff Watt 7-1996 [updated 9-2019]
(The *Kshitigarbha Sutra is the source text).