Important Dates

Note: Based on Chinese Lunar year

1-Jan       Maitreya Buddha’s birthday

6-Jan       Dipankara Buddha’s Birthday

8-Feb       The Buddha became a monk

15-Feb     The Buddha passed away

19-Feb     Avalokiteśvara’s birthday

21-Feb     Samantabhadra’s Birthday

16-Mar   Cundā’s birthday

4-Apr      Mañjuśrī’s birthday

8-Apr      The Buddha’s birthday

                Various by regions:

                April 8 (Japan)
                Second Sunday in May (Taiwan)
                8th day of 4th lunar month (mainland China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, the                  Philippines and East Asia)
                first full moon of Vaisakha (South Asia and Southeast Asia)

15-Apr     Vesak

28-Apr    Bhaiṣajyarāja’s birthday

3-Jun       Skanda’s birthday

19-Jun     Avalokiteśvara’s enlightenment

13-Jul      Mahāsthāmaprāpta’s birthday

24-Jul      Nāgārjuna’s birthday

30-Jul      Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s birthday

22-Aug   Dīpaṃkara’s birthday

19-Sep    Avalokiteśvara became a monk

30-Sep   Bhaiṣajyaguru’s birthday

5-Oct      Bodhidharma’s birthday

17-Nov   Amitābha’s birthday

8-Dec     The Buddha’s enlightenment (Bodhi Day)