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'''Abhidhamma Day''' ({{lang-my|အဘိဓမ္မာနေ့}}) is a [[Theravada]] [[Buddhist]] tradition celebrated primarily in [[Myanmar]].<ref name="melton">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lD_2J7W_2hQC&pg=PA4&dq=%22Abhidhamma+Day%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=puUGUbTxBOWbygGltIGwCw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations]'' J. Gordon Melton (editor), page 4</ref> Abhidhamma Day celebrates [[Gautama Buddha|Gautama Buddha's]] descent from [[Tushita|''tushita'' heaven]] after teaching his mother the ''[[Abhidhamma]]''.<ref>[http://www.buddhanet.net/festival.htm Buddhanet Buddhist Ceremonies: Festivals and Special Days]</ref><ref name="dhammasaavaka">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qn1byF7fjFAC&pg=RA1-PA178&dq=%22Abhidhamma+Day%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=puUGUbTxBOWbygGltIGwCw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Abhidhamma%20Day%22&f=false The Buddhism Primer : An Introduction to Buddhism]'' Dhammasaavaka, page 178</ref> It is celebrated on the full moon of the seventh month<ref name="melton"/> of the Burmese lunar year which starts in April, and coincides with the end of the (first) Rains Retreat and the Pavāraṇa festival.<ref name="dhammasaavaka"/> The seventh month corresponds to October.<ref>http://explorebuddha.com/day-festivals/abhidhamma-day/</ref> The 2018 date for this event is October 24th.
'''Abhidhamma Day''' ({{lang-my|အဘိဓမ္မာနေ့}}) is a [[Theravada]] [[Buddhist]] tradition celebrated primarily in [[Myanmar]].<ref name="melton">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=lD_2J7W_2hQC&pg=PA4&dq=%22Abhidhamma+Day%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=puUGUbTxBOWbygGltIGwCw&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations]'' J. Gordon Melton (editor), page 4</ref> Abhidhamma Day celebrates [[Gautama Buddha|Gautama Buddha's]] descent from [[Tushita|''tushita'' heaven]] after teaching his mother the ''[[Abhidhamma]]''.<ref>[http://www.buddhanet.net/festival.htm Buddhanet Buddhist Ceremonies: Festivals and Special Days]</ref><ref name="dhammasaavaka">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qn1byF7fjFAC&pg=RA1-PA178&dq=%22Abhidhamma+Day%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=puUGUbTxBOWbygGltIGwCw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Abhidhamma%20Day%22&f=false The Buddhism Primer : An Introduction to Buddhism]'' Dhammasaavaka, page 178</ref> It is celebrated on the full moon of the seventh month<ref name="melton"/> of the Burmese lunar year which starts in April, and coincides with the end of the (first) Rains Retreat and the Pavāraṇa festival.<ref name="dhammasaavaka"/> The seventh month corresponds to October.<ref>http://explorebuddha.com/day-festivals/abhidhamma-day/</ref> The 2018 date for this event is October 24th.

==See also==
* [[Lhabab Duchen]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:14, 24 October 2018

Abhidhamma Day (Template:Lang-my) is a Theravada Buddhist tradition celebrated primarily in Myanmar.[1] Abhidhamma Day celebrates Gautama Buddha's descent from tushita heaven after teaching his mother the Abhidhamma.[2][3] It is celebrated on the full moon of the seventh month[1] of the Burmese lunar year which starts in April, and coincides with the end of the (first) Rains Retreat and the Pavāraṇa festival.[3] The seventh month corresponds to October.[4] The 2018 date for this event is October 24th.

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