Calendar 2010 : Year of Iron Tiger 2137

Important Dates & Ceremonies

14 February Losar — Tibetan New Year
17 February Anniversary of His Holiness Kyabje Mindrolling Trichen
24 February Commencement of seven day Vajrasattva Drubchö
28 February Chothrul Düchen – the Great Occasion of Great Miracles
10 March Commencement of ten-day Kagyed Drubchen
17 March Anniversary of Terdag Lingpa
25 March The Great Tse Chu Ceremony and Ritual Dances
27 May Saga Dawa – Day of Buddha Shakyamuni’s Enlightenment and Mahaparinirvana
19 June Commencement of three-day Tel-da Tse Chu Ceremony
26 June Dzam Ling Chi Sang – Universal Prayer Day
6 July Birthday of HH the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
15 July Celebration of the Buddha’s First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
25 July Commencement of the 45-day Yarne Retreat
3 September Commencement of three-day Drubchö of the Dharmapalas
19 October Sacred Ritual Dance of Tsa Cham
23 October Commencement of seven-day Ka Ma’i Tshogchen Düpa Drubchö
29 October Lha Bab Dü Chen – Day of Buddha’s Descent from DevalokaCommemoration of the Inauguration Day of the World Peace Stupa
12 November Commencement of five-day Drupchö of the Three Great Protectors–Gyalpo, Lha, and Tsen
2 December Commencement of three-day Vajrakilaya Tordok
10 December Commemoration day of the Nobel Peace Prize to H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
11-12 December Ngenpa Gu Dzom: Nine Bad Omens Occurring Together
20 December Commencement of three-day Guru Drakpo Tordok
1 January New Year 2011
6 January 46th Founder’s Day of Mindrolling Monastery in India
26 January Commencement of seven-day Kagyed Throrol Drubchö
25 February Commencement of seven-day Yamantaka Tordok
Last Update: 13 March 2010