Buddhist · 2016 · New Delhi
Buddhist Festival Calendar 2016
Buddha Purnima, Magha Puja, Ashadha Purnima, the Rains Retreat, Pavarana, Dhammachakra Pravartan Din and every Uposatha day — from the Panchang for New Delhi.
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January 2016
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24SunUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
February 2016
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8MonUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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22MonMagha Puja (Magha Purnima)माघ पूजा (माघ पूर्णिमा)The day 1,250 enlightened monks gathered unannounced before the Buddha. Story →
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22MonUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
March 2016
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9WedUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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23WedUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
April 2016
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7ThuUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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14ThuDr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayantiडॉ. बी. आर. आंबेडकर जयंतीThe birthday of Babasaheb Ambedkar (14 April), architect of the Constitution of India. Story →
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22FriUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
May 2016
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6FriUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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21SatBuddha Purnima (Vesak) — birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of the Buddhaबुद्ध पूर्णिमा (वेसाक) — बुद्ध का जन्म, बोधि और महापरिनिर्वाणThe birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of the Buddha — all on the full moon of Vaishakha. Story →
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21SatUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
June 2016
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5SunUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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20MonUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
July 2016
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4MonUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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19TueAshadha Purnima — Dhammachakka Day (the first sermon)आषाढ़ पूर्णिमा — धम्मचक्क दिवस (पहला उपदेश)The Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath — the turning of the wheel of Dhamma. Story →
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19TueUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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20WedVassa (Rains Retreat) beginsवर्षावास आरंभThree months of the rainy season when monks stay in one monastery to study and meditate. Story →
August 2016
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2TueUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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18ThuUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
September 2016
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1ThuUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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16FriUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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30FriUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
October 2016
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11TueDhammachakra Pravartan Din (Ashoka Vijayadashami, Deekshabhoomi)धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिन (अशोक विजयादशमी, दीक्षाभूमि)The day in 1956 when Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar embraced Buddhism at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, with lakhs of followers. Story →
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16SunPavarana — Vassa ends (Ashwin Purnima)पवारणा — वर्षावास समाप्त (आश्विन पूर्णिमा)The end of the Rains Retreat, when monks invite one another’s correction; also the Buddha’s descent from heaven. Story →
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16SunUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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30SunUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
November 2016
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14MonKathina season ends (Kartik Purnima)कठिन चीवर दान काल समाप्त (कार्तिक पूर्णिमा)The month after the Rains Retreat when lay people offer robes to the monks; it ends on Kartik Purnima. Story →
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14MonUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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29TueUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
December 2016
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13TueUposatha (full moon)उपोसथ (पूर्णिमा)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
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29ThuUposatha (new moon)उपोसथ (अमावस्या)The Buddhist observance days of the full and new moon, for precepts, meditation and the Patimokkha. Story →
How the dates are worked out
☸️ Buddhist. The full-moon days come from the Panchang for your city; Buddha Purnima is Vaishakha Purnima, as observed in India. Theravada countries such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand use their own lunar calendars and may keep Vesak on another full moon; Tibetan Losar follows the Tibetan calendar and is not shown.