Saka Dawa Duchen 2026
Sunday 31 May
One of the four main commemoration in Buddhism
Being one of the four auspicious days in Buddhism, Saka Dawa Duchen is celebrating Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana
Lama Zopa Rinpoche mentioned that each event is considered to multiply the power of actions done on this day, both auspicious and harmful, by one hundred million. Rinpoche clarified that on Saka Dawa, the power of actions is actually multiplied by three hundred million, not just one hundred million.
Therefore, Buddhists from all around the world engage in many auspicious and meritorious activities such as sponsoring or engaging in various pujas and prayers, extensive offerings to teachers, to holy objects, etc. This is an incredible day of celebration and offerings when skies of merit are created to benefit all sentient beings.
Program
05:00: 8 Mahayana precepts and prosternations to the 35 Buddhas (main gompa)
06:00: Guru yoga of Lama Tsongkhapa (main gompa)
15:00: Animal Liberation (around the main stupa)
17:00-18:00: Reading sutras (main gompa)
19:00: Guru puja and tsog light offerings (main gompa)
Accumulate merits
There are so many ways of accumulating merits. You can:
– rejoice on all the beneficial activities done during this auspicious day all around the world
– participate to our program
– make light offerings for the Guru puja (10€ for one Tibetan led lamp, your name will be mentioned on the lamp)
– support one of the various projects of Nalanda Monastery.
To make offerings, please follow this link and select the purpose of your offering: https://nalanda-monastery.eu/giving/
Support Nalanda
Without a monastery, it is difficult to have stable Sangha.
Without Sangha, there is no Dharma.
Nalanda Monastery needs your support.