Name
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Date
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Commemoration
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Abhidhamma Day
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the full moon of the seventh month of the Burmese lunar year starting in April (which corresponds to the full moon day in October)[1][2][3]
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Gautama Buddha's ascension into Tushita to teach his mother the Abhidhamma Pitaka[2][3][4]
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Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)
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the full moon of the eighth lunar month
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Gautama Buddha's first sermon
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Bhumchu
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February/March
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prediction of the coming year
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Bodhi Day
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the day that Gautama Buddha experienced enlightenment
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Obon
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Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors
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Buddha's Birthday
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the day that Gautama Buddha was born
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Chotrul Duchen
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the fifteen days during which Gautama Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples so as to increase their devotion[5]
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Drupka Teshi
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the fourth day of the sixth month in the Tibetan calendar
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Gautama Buddha's first preaching of the "Noble Truths" at the deer park in Sarnath
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Esala Perahera
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July/August
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the arrival of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Gautama Buddha in Sri Lanka during the 4th century B.C.
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Ghost Festival
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the living pay homage to their deceased ancestors
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Gumla Dharma
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Guru Purnima
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Higan
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Hōonkō
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Kagyed
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Kathina
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Laba Festival
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Lhabab Duchen
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Liberation Rite of Water and Land
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Losar
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Madhu Purnima
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Magha Puja
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Monlam Prayer Festival
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Parinirvana Day
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Pavarana
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Phi Ta Khon
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Poy Sang Long
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Poya
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Rocket Festival
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Sambuddhatva jayanthi
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Samyak
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Sanghamittā Day
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Thingyan
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Tibetan festivals
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Tsechu
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Uposatha
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Vesak (see also Vixakha Bouxa)
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Wan Ok Phansa
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Water Festival
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