Saka Dawa 12.5.21 - 10.6.21

Holy Month of Saka Dawa, Purnima or Vaishaka commences on the fourth Tibetan lunar month, i.e. Wednesday, 12 May 2021 to Thursday, 10th June 2021.

"Saka Dawa" is one of the most important months of Buddhism. As most of us know, this festival commemorates our Lord Buddha Shakyamuni's birth, conception, enlightenment and parinirvana (passed away).

Accumulating good karma during this precious month multiplies 100'000 in return. The full moon or fifteenth day of "Saka Dawa" marks this holiest day.The 15th day of Saka Dawa which falls on 26th May, 2021 is the birthday of our Lord Buddha Shakyamuni and this is also the day Lord Buddha Shakyamuni passed away and attained Nirvana. Guru Puja & Tsog will be held on 26th May, 2021 at 7.30 pm to commemorate this special day.

Offerings at Rinpoche’s Throne and our altar during Saka Dawa 2021

The virtue generated in this month will increase hundred thousand fold, likewise doing non-virtue by our body speech and mind will increase hundred thousand fold.
The ten non-virtues action by body, speech and mind are as following;

- Body 1) Killing 2) Stealing or taking what is not given 3) Impure sexual behavior,
- Speech: 1) False speaking 2) Slanderous/Divisive 3) Harsh word 4) Idle talk,
- Mind: 1) Covetousness 2) Maliciousness 3) Wrong view.

This is an especially auspicious time to practice loving kindness, compassion and equanimity for all mother sentient-beings to escape from this ocean of samsara.