DATES & CEREMONIES — YEAR OF THE FEMALE EARTH PIG 2019
5 February | Losar–Tibetan New Year |
7 February | 10th Anniversary of Parinirvana of His Holiness Mindrolling Trichen Rinpoche |
13 February | Commencement of 7-day Thukje Chenpo Drubchen Marking the Parinirvana of Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen |
19 February | Chotrul Düchen–Occasion of Great Miracles |
30 March | Commencement of 10-day Kagyed Drubchen |
7 April | Anniversary of Terdag Lingpa |
14 April | The Great Tse Chu Ceremony and Ritual Dances |
18 May | Commencement of 7–day Vajrasattva Drubcho |
6 June | Newly admitted monks join the monastery |
17 June | Saga Dawa–Day of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana |
1 July | Anniversary of Jamgön Mipham Rinpoche |
2 July | Anniversary of Khenchen Ngawang Khyentse Norbu |
6 July | Birthday of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama |
9 July | Commencement of 3-day Tel-da Tse Chu Ceremony |
16 July | Dzam Ling Chi Sang – Universal Prayer Day |
1 August | Celebration of the Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma |
15 August | Commencement of the 45-day Yarne Retreat |
15 August | Independence Day of India |
02 September | Tibet Democracy Day |
24 September | Commencement of 3-day Drubcho of the Dharmapalas |
10 November | Sacred Ritual Dance of Tsa Cham |
14 November | Commencement of 7-day Ka Ma’i Tshogchen Düpa Drupchö |
19 November | Lha Bab Dü Chen–Day of Buddha’s Descent from Devaloka Commemoration of the inauguration day of the World Peace Stupa |
2 December | Commencement of 5-day Drubchö of the Three Great Protectors Gyalpo, Lha and Tsan |
6 December | Founder’s Day of the Mindrolling Shedra–Do Gyüd Lekshe Ling |
10 December | Commemoration day of the Nobel Peace Prize to H.H. the 14th Dalai |
21 December | Commencement of 3-day Guru Drakpo Tordok |
23 December | Commencement of 3-day Vajrakilaya Tordok |
28 December | Anniversary of Minling Chung Rinpoche |
1 January | New Year 2020 |
1-2 January | Ngenpa Gu Dzom: Nine Bad Omens occurring together |
6 January | 54th Founder’s Day of Mindrolling Monastery in India |
17 January | Commencement of 7-Day Kagyed Thorol Druchö |
26 January | Commencement of the 30th 10-day Great Nyingma Monlam at Bodh Gaya |
26 January | Republic Day of India |
11 February | Anniversary of the Omniscient Longchen Rabjam |
16 February | Commencement of 7-day Yamantaka Tordok |
Updated: 5 February 2019