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Buddhist Calendar
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Through
the round of
many birth in
Samsāra , I
w a n d e r e d
which would
enable me to
find him, who
have been
seeking the
builder of this
house (body).
To be born
a g a i n a n d
again is, in-
deed painful
and suffering.
O house-
builder! Now
you are seen;
you will not
build a house
again for me.
All your rafters
are broken,
your roof tree
and ridge pole
is destroyed.
My mind has
reached the
unconditioned
and unformed;
Has attained
the end of crav-
i n g .
***
W e l l
n o w , O
Bhikkhus, I
address and
inform you.
My time has
came to take
leave of you.
O
Bhikkhus, Of
the nature to
decay are
conditioned
t h i n g s ;
Strive on it
with dili-
gence. Proc-
esses are
subject to
p a s s i n g
away; Be-
came con-
s u m m a t e
through the
n o n -
c o m p l a -
cency.
***
Buddha’s
First Words
Buddha’s
Last Words
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B.E.2555 (2011-12 A.D.)
This 2555 (2011-12) Buddhist Calendar features pictures by a variety of photographers. We are grateful for their gen-
erous contribution. Scriptural quotes from the Pali Canon and the translations are extracts from Dhammapada and Bana Bhanter
Desona (Part I & II). The months of the calendar is written in Pali language. The Calendar is edited and designated by Bhikkhu
Pragya Jyoti (Australia); printing and composing cooperated by Venerable Surojagat Mahathera (Second Abbot , Chakma Royal
Forest Monastery, Rangamati, Bangladesh) and material supplied by Advocate Mrinal Khanti Chakma (Rangamati, Bangladesh).
Lunar Observation Days: These days are remarkable and reflection with rituals and meditation programme in every Monasteries.
The exact dates for the moon phases in this calendar are given according to Universal times and therefore can be differ by a day at
the place where you live. The Major Full Moon Days
Vesāka Festival (May 17, 2011): Buddha Day; Commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinibbana of Buddha . It is
also known as Buddhist New Year Day, Buddha Purnima Festival, and Three-Sacred Festival.
Ãsālha Festival (July 15, 2011): Dhamma Day; Commemorates the Buddha's first discourse given to the five ascetics in the Deer
Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi. The Three-months Rain Retreat (Vassa) begins for the Sangha community on the next day.
Pavarana Festival (October12, 2011): This marks the end of the three-months Rain Retreat (Vassa). After Pavarana Day, the
Kathina ceremony organise by the lay followers and it last for one month.
Māgha Festival (February 7, 2012): Sangha Day; Commemorates the spontaneous gathering of 1250 Arahants, to whom the Bud-
dha gave the exhortation on the basis of the discipline (Ovāda Patimokkhā).
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Bana
Bhante’s
Words:
“Free
yourself
first, and
then free
others”. Desana-37
“Stopped
birth and
death”. Desana-50
“Now is
right time
to decide
your own
destina-
tion be-
fore too
late”. Desana-91
Bana
Bhante’s
Words:
“Whateve
r you
achieve,
try to be
happy
enough
with this”. Desana-75
“Struggle
with
yours Ig-
norance,
Hatred
and Delu-
sion for
Free-
dom”.
Desana-34
Full Moon New Moon Waxing Moon Waning Moon
Founder of Forest Tradition in Bangladesh & Chief Abbot, Chakma Royal Forest
Monastery, Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
Buddhism is
humanistic
Religion.
1 17
2 18
3 19
4 20
5 21
6 22
7 23
8 24
9 25
10 26
11 27
12 28
13 29
14 30
15 31
16 1
17 2
18 3
19 4
20 5
21 6
22 7
23 8
24 9
25 10
26 11
27 12
28 13
29 14
30 15
Vesākha (May–June)
L o n g
is the night
to one who
is wakeful;
long is one
ki lom etre
to the trav-
eller who is
tired; long
is Samsāra
(round of
rebirths) to
the fool,
who is ig-
norant the
Teaching of
the Bud-
dha.
Dhammapada:
v. 060
The mind
wanders
far and
m o v e s
a b o u t
alone: it
is non-
material;
it lies in
the cave
(chamber
) of the
h e a r t .
T h o s e
who con-
trol their
mind will
be free
from the
bonds of
Mara.
Dhammapada:
v.037
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
31 16
1st Vesākha: Buddha Day & Buddhist New Year- commemorates the Birth, Enlight-
enment and Mahaparinibbana of Buddha.
1st = Full Moon, Buddhist New Year, Buddha Purnima
Festival.
8th = Waning Moon, 16th = New Moon
24th = Waxing Moon, 30th = Full Moon
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
1 17
2 18
3 19
4 20
5 21
6 22
7 23
8 24
9 25
10 26
11 27
12 28
13 29
14 30
15 1
16 2
17 3
18 4
19 5
20 6
21 7
22 8
23 9
24 10
25 11
26 12
27 13
28 14
29 15
Jettha (June-July)
As the
bee col-
lects nectar
and flies
away with-
out damag-
ing the
flower or its
colour or its
scent, so
also, let the
B h i k k h u s
dwell and
act in the
v i l l a g e
(without af-
fecting the
faith and
generosity
o r t h e
wealth of
the villag-
ers).
Dhammapada:
v. 049
K n o w -
ing that this
b o d y i s
(fragile) like
an earthen jar,
making one's
mind secure
like a fortified
town, one
should fight
Mara with the
weapon of
K n o w l e d g e .
(After defeat-
ing Mara) one
should still
continue to
guard one's
mind, and feel
no attachment
to that
w h i c h h a s
been gained
(i.e., Jhanā ec-stasy and se-
renity gained
through medi-
tation).
Dhammapada:
v. 040
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
30 16
31 17
29th Jettha: Āsālha Festival & Dhamma Day-commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse
given to the five ascetics in the Deer Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi. After discourse became
ordained as bhikkhus. The traditional Rain Retreat ( Vassa ) begins on the next day.
7th = Waning Moon, 15th = New Moon,
22nd = Waxing Moon,
29th = Full Moon: Asalha Festival,
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
7 24
8 25
9 26
10 27
11 28
12 29
13 30
14 31
15 1
16 2
17 3
18 4
19 5
20 6
21 7
22 8
23 9
24 10
25 11
26 12
27 13
28 14
29 15
30 16
31 17
32 18
Ãsālha(July-August)
6 23
C o n -
quer the
angry one
by not get-
ting angry
(by loving-
kindness);
c o n q u e r
t h e
wicked by
goodness;
c o n q u e r
the stingy
by gener-
osity, and
the liar by
speaking
the truth.
Dhammapada:
v.223
A l l
mental phe-
n o m e n a
have mind
as their fore-
runner; they
have mind
a s t h e i r
chief; they
are mind-
made. If one
speaks or
acts with a
pure mind,
h a p p i n e s s
(Sukhā) fol-lows him
l i k e a
shadow that
n e v e r
leaves him.
Dhammapada:
v. 02
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
5 22
1 18
2 19
3 20
4 21
Thai children's renounced the world and became Holy Novi monks in the Monas-
tery and diligently practising meditation after their lunch in Thailand.
6th = Waning Moon, 13th = New Moon,
20th =Waxing Moon,
27th = Full Moon
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
32 19
1 19
2 20
3 21
4 22
5 23
6 24
7 25
8 26
9 27
10 28
11 29
12 30
13 31
14 1
15 2
16 3
17 4
18 5
19 6
20 7
21 8
22 9
23 10
24 11
25 12
26 13
27 14
Sāvana (Aug-Sep)
Having had
the taste of
s o l i t u d e
and the
taste of Per-
fect Peace
of Nibbana,
one who
drinks in
the joy of
the essence
o f t h e
Dhamma is
free from
fear and
evil.
Dhammapada:
v.205
L i k e
one who
picks and
c h o o s e s
flowers, a
man who
has his
mind at-
tached to
s e n s u a l
pleasures
is carried
away by
Death, just
as a great
f l o o d
s w e e p s
away a
s l e e p i n g
village.
Dhammapada:
v. 47
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
28 15
29 16
31 18
30 17
Late Most Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw played an eminent role at the historic Sixth
Buddhist Council was held on 17th May 1954 in Rangoon, Myanmar. He was
founded Buddhasasana Nuggaha Association and famous International reputa-
tion Meditation teacher.
3rd = Waning Moon, 11th = New Moon,
17th = Waxing Moon,
25th = Full Moon
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
Death is
our destiny. 1 20
2 21
3 22
4 23
5 24
6 25
7 26
8 27
9 28
10 29
11 30
12 1
13 2
14 3
15 4
16 5
17 6
18 7
19 8
20 9
21 10
22 11
23 12
24 13
25 14
26 15
27 16
28 17
29 18
30 19
31 20
Pottapāda (Sep-Oct)
T h e
scent of flowers
c a n n o t g o
against the
wind; nor the
scent of sandal-
wood, nor of
rhododendron,
nor of jasmine;
only the reputa-
tion of good
people can go
against the
wind. The repu-
tation of the vir-
tuous ones is
wafted abroad
in all direc-
tions.
There are the
scents of san-
dalwood, rho-
d o d e n d r o n ,
lotus and jas-
mine; but the
scent of virtue
surpasses all
scents.
Dhammapada:
v. 54 & 55
O
Bhikkhus, me-
diate, and do
not be unmind-
ful; do not let
your mind re-
joice in sensual
pleasures. Do
not be unmind-
ful and swallow
the (hot) lump
of iron; as you
b u r n ( i n
Niraya) do not
cry, "This, in-
deed, is suffer-
ing."
There can be no
concentration in
one who lacks
wisdom; there
can be no wis-
dom in one who
lacks concentra-
tion. He who has
concentration as
well as wisdom
is, indeed, close
to Nibbana.
Dhammapada: v. 371 &
372
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
23rd Pottapāda: Pavarana Festival & The Sangha community ended the three-months
Rain Retreat (Vassa). The day, the disciple of Bana bhante headed by Venerable
Nandapal Mahathera going for alms-round in Rangamati. The Kahina Ceremony
begin and continue for a month. (photo permitted on 01.05.11)
1st = Waning Moon, 8th = New Moon,
15th Waxing Moon, 23rd = Full Moon,
31st = Waning Moon,
A small portion from Chakma Royal Forest Monastery
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
1 21
2 22
3 23
4 24
5 25
6 26
7 27
8 28
9 29
10 30
11 31
12 1
13 2
14 3
15 4
16 5
17 6
18 7
19 8
20 9
21 10
22 11
23 12
24 13
25 14
26 15
27 16
28 17
29 18
30 19
Assayuja (Oct –Nov)
The bhik-
khu who
c o n t r o l s
his mouth
( s p e e c h )
w h o
s p e a k s
wisely with
his mind
composed,
who ex-
plains the
m e a n i n g
and the
text of the
D h a m m a ,
— sweet
are the
words of
that bhik-
khu.
Dhammapada:
v. 363
T h e
Arahant is
free from
moral in-
toxicants; he
is not at-
tached to
food. He has
as his object
l i b e ra t i o n
from exis-
tence, i.e.,
N i b b a n a
which is
Void and
Signless. His
path, like
that of birds
in the air,
cannot be
traced.
Dhammapada:
v. 093
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Most Highest His Holiness Dalai Lama, Dharmasala, In-
dia (photo permitted on. 26th April. 2011)
6th = New Moon, 13th = Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon, 29th = Waning Moon,
Wise always
in neutral.
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
30 19
1 20
6th = New Moon, 13th = Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon, 29th = Waning Moon
2 21
3 22
4 23
5 24
6 25
7 26
8 27
9 28
10 29
11 30
12 1
13 2
14 3
15 4
16 5
17 6
18 7
19 8
20 9
21 10
22 11
23 12
24 13
25 14
26 15
27 16
28 17
29 18
Kattikā(Nov-Dec)
Look at
this dressed
up body, a
m a s s o f
sores, sup-
ported (by
b o n e s ) ,
sickly, a sub-
ject of many
thoughts (of
sensual de-
sire). Indeed,
that body is
neither per-
manent nor
enduring.
This man of
little learning
grows old like
an ox; only his
flesh grows
but not his
wisdom.
Dhammapada:
v. 147 & 152
Him I call
a Brahmana,
who knows
past exis-
tences, who
sees the ce-
lestial as well
as the lower
worlds, who
has reached
the end of re-
births, who,
with Magga
Insight, has
become an
Arahant and
has accom-
plished all
that is to be
accomplished
for the eradi-
c a t i o n o f
moral defile-
ments.
Dhammapada:
v. 423
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Most Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamsa, Chief Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery and
Spiritual Director, Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Australia and interna-
tional reputation on Meditation master. (photo permitted on 26th April 2011)
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
All are equal
before the law
of Kamma.
1 20
2 21
3 22
4 23
5 24
6 25
7 26
8 27
9 28
10 29
11 30
12 31
13 1
14 2
15 3
16 4
17 5
18 6
19 7
20 8
21 9
22 10
23 11
24 12
25 13
26 14
27 15
28 16
29 17
5th = New Moon, 13th = Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon, 28th = Waning Moon
Maggasira (Dec’11-Jan’12)
The man
of wisdom
should ad-
monish oth-
e r s ; h e
should give
advice and
should pre-
vent others
from doing
wrong; such
a man is held
dear by the
good; he is
disliked only
by the bad.
A s a
mountain of
rock is un-
shaken by
wind, so also,
the wise are
unperturbed
by blame or
by praise.
Dhammapada:
v. 77 & 81
Those,
with mind well
-developed in
the seven Fac-
tors of Enlight-
enment, hav-
ing rid them-
selves of all
craving, re-
joice in their
abandonment
of attachment.
Such men,
with all moral
i n t o x i c a n t s
e r a d i c a t e d ,
and powerful,
have realized
Nibbana in
this world
( i .e., wi th
Khandha ag-
gregates re-
maining).
Dhammapada: v. 89
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Late Most Venerable Ajahn Chah, Thai Forest Meditation Master
in Thailand. His outstanding International reputation on Forest
Meditation especially to the Western World.
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
1 18
2 19
3 20
4 21
5 22
Our kammas is
introduced ourselves.
6 23
7 24
8 25
9 26
10 27
11 28
12 29
13 30
14 31
15 1
16 2
17 3
18 4
19 5
20 6
21 7
22 8
23 9
24 10
25 11
26 12
27 13
28 14
29 15
30 16
6th = New Moon, 14th =Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon,
28th = Waning Moon
Phussa (Jan-Feb’12)
A fool,
e v e n
though he
is associ-
ated with a
wise man
all his life,
does not
u n d e r -
stand the
D h a m m a ,
just as a la-
dle does
not know
the taste of
soup.
Dhammapada:
v. 64
B e t t e r
than a hun-
dred years
in the life of
an ignorant
person, who
has no con-
trol over his
senses, is a
day in the
life of a wise
man who
c u l t i v a t e s
Tranquillity
and Insight
D e v e l o p -
ment Prac-
tice.
Dhammapada:
v. 111
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
21st Phussa: Magha Festival & Sangha Day - commemorates the
spontaneous gathering of 1250 Arahants , to whom the Buddha
gave the exhortation on the basis of the discipline (Ovāda Patimok-
khā).
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
5th = New Moon, 14th = Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon, 28th = Waning Moon 1 17
2 18
3 19
4 20
5 21
6 22
7 23
8 24
9 25
10 26
11 27
12 28
13 29
14 1
15 2
16 3
17 4
18 5
19 6
20 7
21 8
22 9
23 10
24 11
25 12
26 13
27 14
28 15
29 16
Life is uncertain,
Death is certain.
Māgha (Feb-Mar’12)
He who
is not credu-
lous, who
has realized
the Uncon-
d i t i o n e d
(Nibbana),
who has cut
off the links
of the round
of rebirths,
who has de-
stroyed all
c o n s e -
quences of
good and
bad deeds,
who has dis-
carded all
craving, is
indeed the
noblest of
all men (i.e.,
an Arahant).
Dhammapada:
v. 97
Be care-
ful in what
you say, re-
strained in
what you
think, and
i m p e c c a -
ble in how
you act. Pu-
r i f y i n g
these three
ways of be-
h a v i o u r
will take
you along
the Way of
the Sages.
Dhammapada:
v.281
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Wandering Thai monks (Thudang Bhikkhus) meditating near the waterfall in
the deep forest in North-Eastern Thailand. The Thudang Bhikkhus are depend
on alms-round (collecting foods) everyday from the village and live in the deep
forest and practice meditation for many months and years. They always wan-
der from one village to another. The Thudang practitioner able to develop
Samadhi very soon.
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
1 17
2 18
6th = New Moon, 14th = Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon, 28th = Waning Moon
3 19
4 20
5 21
6 22
7 23
8 24
9 25
10 26
11 27
12 28
13 29
14 30
15 31
16 1
17 2
18 3
19 4
20 5
21 6
22 7
23 8
24 9
25 10
26 11
27 12
28 13
29 14
30 15
Phagguna (Mar-April’12)
It is easy to
see the
faults of
others, but
difficult to
see one's
own. A
m a n
broadcasts
the fault; of
others like
winnowing
chaff in the
wind, but
hides his
own faults
as a crafty
fowler cov-
ers him-
self.
Dhammapada:
v. 252
By one-
self indeed
is evil done
and by one-
self is one
defiled; by
oneself is
evil not
done and
by oneself
is one puri-
fied. Purity
and impu-
rity depend
entirely on
oneself; no
one can pu-
rify another.
Dhammapada:
v. 165
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
21st Phagguna: After the Enlightenment, for the first time Buddha
visited his father King Suddhadana and relatives at Kapilavattu. He
gave sermon to them. Thousands of relatives including his father be-
came follower of him and many of them became bhikkhus.
Buddhism is
Scientific Religion.
M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N
1 16
2 17
3 18
4 19
5 20
6 21
7 22
8 23
9 24
10 25
11 26
12 27
13 28
14 29
15 30
16 1
17 2
18 3
19 4
20 5
21 6
22 7
23 8
24 9
25 10
26 11
27 12
28 13
29 14
30 15
6th = New Moon, 14th = Waxing Moon,
21st = Full Moon, 27th = Waning Moon
Citta (April-May)
If a person
is energetic,
mindful, pure in
his thought,
word and deed,
and if he does
everything with
care and con-
sideration, re-
s t r a i n s h i s
senses, earns
his living ac-
cording to the
Law (Dhamma)
and is not un-
heedful, then,
the fame and
fortune of that
mindful person
steadily in-
crease.
Dhammapada:
v.24
The wise
who practise
Jhana concen-
tration and In-
sight Medita-
tion take de-
light in the
peace of lib-
eration from
sensual pleas-
ures and moral
def i lem e nts .
Such wise and
mindful ones,
who truly com-
prehend the
Four Noble
Truths are held
dear also by
the devas.
Dhammapada:
v. 181
Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India
Lord Buddha visiting his death father King Suddhadana.
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