TIBETAN Calendar 2012

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WATER-DRAGONYEAR 2139

Tibetan Calendar 2012


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DEAR READER,

This calendar is meant speci cally for practitioners of TibetanBuddhism. It shows the cycle of twelve months according to theTibetan lunar calendar together with the corresponding monthsand days of the Western calendar.

The Tibetan astrology is a combination of Buddhist astrologyfrom Kalachakra-Tantra, Hindu astrology from Shiva-Tantra andancient Chinese astrology. Due to the synchronisation of solar day, lunar month, and zodiac year in Tibetan astrology you willsee that a day can be lost or doubled.

The regular holy days as well as special days of Tibetan andBuddhist festivals are indicated. Although every day of the year is a special day for the practice of Dharma, the selection madehere is on the bases of giving priority to the most important ones.

The 8th Moon, Full Moon, New Moon and eclipse days arespecial days for any wholesome action. For the lay practitionersthese days are especially recommended for taking the EightVows. The 10th and 25th of the Tibetan calendar are daysfor Ganachakra or Tsok-Rituals of Tantra. They are especiallyrecommended for performing Guru-Pujas. Sojong or Upposothadays twice a month are for confession of monastic communities.

We wish you good physical and spiritual health for this year, andmay you spend each day of this year in a wholesome way.

May the Teachings of the Buddha, the true source of peace andhappiness for all, spread throughout the world.

May the Holders of the Teachings live long and may their activities ourish.

May all hunger, thirst, disease, and con ict - may all sufferingperish and all beings experience harmony and peace of mind.

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DHARMA FESTIVALS Chotrul Duechen: Day of Buddha Shakyamunis Great Miracles

Saga Dawa: This means Month of Saga, which is the fourth monthof the lunar calendar. On the full moon day of this month, BuddhaShakyamuni showed his deed of taking birth, attaining enlightenment,and going into Parinirvana.

Choekor Duechen: Buddha Shakyamuni turned the Wheel of Dharmafor the rst time.

Lha Bab Duechen: Buddha Shakyamunis return from the realm of the devas.

Gaden Ngamchoe: Day of Je Tsongkhapas Parinirvana.

Parinirvana days: The days of passing away.

Trungkar days: Birthdays of masters.

Those days are very special days for the practice of Dharma. Anypositive or negative actions performed on these days have a strongmultiplying effect.

TIBETAN FESTIVALS

Losar: Tibetan New Year. First day of the lunar calendar. It iscelebrated in every auspicious and joyous way.

Zam Ling Chi Sang: Day of the Sang-Offering (ritual smoke-offering)to all the Protectors.Sangpo Chuzom: The Day of the Ten Good Omens.This is a day for transforming all inauspicious situations intoauspicious ones. Special day for merrymaking.

SPECIAL DAYS

Rishi-Star: This special astrological constellation causes the naturalwater-sources on earth to be transformed into nectar-like liquids. It istherefore particularly bene cial to take baths on these days.

ASTROLOGICAL YEAR-SIGNS AND DAYS

Year of birth: 1948

1960197219841996

1949

1961197319851997

1950

1962197419861998

1951

1963197519871999

1952

1964197619882000

1953

1965197719892001

Year-sign: Mouse Bull Tiger Rabbit Dragon Snake

Luck-day Wed Sat Thu Thu Sun

Tue

Life-day

Tue Wed Sat Sat Wed Fri

Anti-day Sat Thu Fri

Fri

Thu Wed

Year of birth: 195419661978

19902002

195519671979

19912003

195619681980

19922004

195719691981

19932005

195819701982

19942006

195919711983

19952007

Year-sign: Horse Sheep Monkey Rooster Dog Boar

Luck-day Tue Fri

Fri

Fri

Mon

Wed

Life-day

Fri

Mon

Thu Thu Wed Tue

Anti-day Wed Thu Tue Tue Thu Sat

In Tibetan astrology the days of the week are classi ed into harmoniousand disharmonious days according to an individuals year of birth.So-called Luck-days and Life-days are harmonious. These days aregenerally considered as particularly suitable for starting projects andcelebrating auspicious events. Anti-days, or disharmonious days, aregenerally considered as unsuitable for such events. It is something to beconsidered in case of choice.


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SYMBOLS

Full Moon Half Moon

New or Black Moon

Total eclipse of the sun Partial eclipse of the sun

Total eclipse of the moon

Partial eclipse of the moon Monastic Sojong or Confession

Guru-Puja and Tsok-Rituals Dharma festivals Tibetan festivals

THE ENERGY OF ELEMENTS

Earth Water Fire

Wind

In Tibetan astrology the energies of the four elements, earth, water, re and wind,are described to in uence our days. It is either the double strength of one elementor the union of two elements that predominates. According to the compatible or incompatible nature of the elements the days will be auspicious or inauspiciousfor particular activities. It is something to be considered in case of choice.

ELEMENT COMBINATIONS

Earth-Earth: Auspicious. The double encounter of earth brings power together. Power lets all wishes be achieved.

Water-Water: Auspicious. The double encounter of water bringsnectar together. Nectar increases lifes force.

Earth-Water: Auspicious. The encounter of earth with water brings

youth together. Youth brings great happiness.

Fire-Fire: Auspicious. The double encounter of re brings increasetogether. This will increase food and wealth.

Wind-Wind: Auspicious. The double encounter of wind bringsperfection together. Perfection brings quick accomplishment of oneswishes.

Fire-Wind: Auspicious. The encounter of re and wind brings strengthtogether. Strength brings all good omens.

Earth-Wind: Inauspicious. The encounter of earth and wind bringsincompatibility. Incompatibility exhausts food and wealth.

Water-Wind: Inauspicious. The encounter of water and wind bringsdisharmony together. Disharmony separates friends.

Earth-Fire: Inauspicious. The encounter of earth and re bringsburning together. Burning creates suffering.

Fire-Water: Inauspicious. The encounter of re and water bringsdeath. Death robs life away.


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J a n u a r y

2 0 1 2

8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Sun New Year

2 Mon

3 Tue

4 Wed

5 Thu

6 Fri Epiphany

7 Sat8 Sun

9 Mon

10 Tue

11 Wed12 Thu

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

16 Mon

17 Tue

18 Wed

19 Thu

20 Fri

21 Sat

22 Sun

23 Mon24 Tue

25 Wed

26 Thu

27 Fri

28 Sat

29 Sun

30 Mon

31 Tue


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F e

b r u a r y

2 0 1 2

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 1

2 3 4 5 5 6 7

1 Wed

2 Thu

3 Fri

4 Sat

5 Sun

6 Mon

7 Tue8 Wed

9 Thu

10 Fri

11 Sat12 Sun

13 Mon

14 Tue

15 Wed

16 Thu

17 Fri

18 Sat

19 Sun

20 Mon Thanksgiving to Dharma-Protectors

21 Tue

22 Wed Tibetan New Year

23 Thu24 Fri

25 Sat

26 Sun

27 Mon

28 Tue

29 Wed


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M a r c

h

2 0 1 2

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Thu

2 Fri

3 Sat

4 Sun

5 Mon

6 Tue

7 Wed8 Thu Buddhas Great Miracles

9 Fri

10 Sat

11 Sun Kyabje Rabten Parinirvana12 Mon

13 Tue

14 Wed

15 Thu

16 Fri

17 Sat

18 Sun

19 Mon

20 Tue

21 Wed

22 Thu

23 Fri24 Sat

25 Sun

26 Mon

27 Tue

28 Wed

29 Thu

30 Fri

31 Sat


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16

A p r i

l 2 0 1 2

9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 27 28 29 30 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Sun

2 Mon

3 Tue

4 Wed

5 Thu

6 Fri Good Friday

7 Sat8 Sun Easter

9 Mon

10 Tue

11 Wed12 Thu

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

16 Mon

17 Tue

18 Wed

19 Thu

20 Fri

21 Sat

22 Sun

23 Mon24 Tue

25 Wed

26 Thu

27 Fri

28 Sat

29 Sun

30 Mon


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M a y

2 0 1 2

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2

3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11

1 Tue

2 Wed

3 Thu

4 Fri

5 Sat

6 Sun

7 Mon8 Tue

9 Wed

10 Thu

11 Fri12 Sat

13 Sun

14 Mon

15 Tue

16 Wed

17 Thu

18 Fri

19 Sat

20 Sun

21 Mon Great Lamrim Teachings

22 Tue

23 Wed 24 Thu

25 Fri

26 Sat

27 Sun Whitsun

28 Mon

29 Tue

30 Wed

31 Thu


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J u n e

2 0 1 2

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Fri

2 Sat

3 Sun

4 Mon Buddhas Birth, Enlightenment, Parinirvana

5 Tue

6 Wed

7 Thu 8 Fri

9 Sat

10 Sun

11 Mon

12 Tue

13 Wed

14 Thu

15 Fri

16 Sat

17 Sun

18 Mon

19 Tue

20 Wed

21 Thu

22 Fri

23 Sat24 Sun

25 Mon

26 Tue

27 Wed

28 Thu

29 Fri

30 Sat


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J u

l y

2 0 1 2

12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29 30 1 2 3

4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1 Sun

2 Mon

3 Tue Offering to all Protectors

4 Wed

5 Thu

6 Fri H.H. Dalai Lama birthday

7 Sat8 Sun

9 Mon

10 Tue

11 Wed12 Thu

13 Fri

14 Sat

15 Sun

16 Mon

17 Tue

18 Wed

19 Thu

20 Fri

21 Sat

22 Sun

23 Mon Buddhas rst turning of the Dharma-Wheel24 Tue

25 Wed

26 Thu

27 Fri

28 Sat

29 Sun

30 Mon

31 Tue


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A u g u s

t 2 0 1 2

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 Wed

2 Thu

3 Fri

4 Sat

5 Sun

6 Mon

7 Tue8 Wed

9 Thu

10 Fri

11 Sat12 Sun

13 Mon

14 Tue

15 Wed

16 Thu

17 Fri

18 Sat

19 Sun

20 Mon

21 Tue

22 Wed

23 Thu24 Fri

25 Sat

26 Sun

27 Mon

28 Tue

29 Wed

30 Thu

31 Fri


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S e p

t e m

b e r

2 0 1 2

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 Sat

2 Sun

3 Mon

4 Tue

5 Wed

6 Thu

7 Fri8 Sat

9 Sun Rishi-Star

10 Mon

11 Tue

12 Wed

13 Thu

14 Fri

15 Sat

16 Sun

17 Mon

18 Tue

19 Wed

20 Thu

21 Fri

22 Sat

23 Sun24 Mon

25 Tue

26 Wed

27 Thu

28 Fri

29 Sat

30 Sun


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O c

t o b e r

2 0 1 2

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

1 Mon

2 Tue

3 Wed

4 Thu

5 Fri

6 Sat

7 Sun8 Mon

9 Tue

10 Wed

11 Thu

12 Fri

13 Sat

14 Sun

15 Mon Trijang Choktul birthday

16 Tue

17 Wed

18 Thu

19 Fri

20 Sat

21 Sun

22 Mon

23 Tue24 Wed

25 Thu

26 Fri Kyabje Trijang Parinirvana

27 Sat

28 Sun

29 Mon

30 Tue

31 Wed


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N o v e m

b e r

2 0 1 2

18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

1 Thu All Saints

2 Fri

3 Sat

4 Sun Rabten Choktul birthday

5 Mon

6 Tue Buddhas return from deva-land

7 Wed8 Thu

9 Fri

10 Sat

11 Sun12 Mon

13 Tue

14 Wed

15 Thu

16 Fri

17 Sat

18 Sun Ling Choktul birthday

19 Mon

20 Tue

21 Wed

22 Thu

23 Fri24 Sat

25 Sun

26 Mon

27 Tue

28 Wed

29 Thu

30 Fri


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D e c e m

b e r

2 0 1 2

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18

1 Sat

2 Sun

3 Mon

4 Tue Kyabje Ling Parinirvana

5 Wed

6 Thu

7 Fri8 Sat Tsongkhapa Parinirvana

9 Sun

10 Mon

11 Tue

12 Wed

13 Thu

14 Fri

15 Sat

16 Sun

17 Mon

18 Tue Ten Good Omens

19 Wed

20 Thu

21 Fri

22 Sat

23 Sun24 Mon

25 Tue Christmas Day

26 Wed

27 Thu

28 Fri

29 Sat

30 Sun

31 Mon


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J a n u a r y

2 0 1 3

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19

1 Tue New Year

2 Wed

3 Thu

4 Fri

5 Sat

6 Sun Epiphany

7 Mon8 Tue

9 Wed

10 Thu

11 Fri12 Sat

13 Sun

14 Mon

15 Tue

16 Wed

17 Thu

18 Fri

19 Sat

20 Sun

21 Mon

22 Tue

23 Wed24 Thu

25 Fri

26 Sat

27 Sun

28 Mon

29 Tue

30 Wed

31 Thu


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F e

b r u a r y

2 0 1 3

20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18

1 Fri

2 Sat

3 Sun

4 Mon

5 Tue

6 Wed

7 Thu8 Fri

9 Sat Thanksgiving to Dharma-Protectors

10 Sun

11 Mon Tibetan New Year 12 Tue

13 Wed

14 Thu

15 Fri

16 Sat

17 Sun

18 Mon

19 Tue

20 Wed

21 Thu

22 Fri

23 Sat24 Sun

25 Mon Buddhas Great Miracles

26 Tue

27 Wed

28 Thu Kyabje Rabten Parinirvana


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M a r c

h

2 0 1 3

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1 Fri

2 Sat

3 Sun

4 Mon

5 Tue

6 Wed

7 Thu8 Fri

9 Sat

10 Sun

11 Mon12 Tue

13 Wed

14 Thu

15 Fri

16 Sat

17 Sun

18 Mon

19 Tue

20 Wed

21 Thu

22 Fri

23 Sat24 Sun

25 Mon

26 Tue

27 Wed

28 Thu

29 Fri Good Friday

30 Sat

31 Sun Easter


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The Mindand itsFunctions

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