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The '''four major Buddhist holidays''', '''four great festivals''' (Tib. ''düchen'') are related to the life of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]. On these days, the effects of [[Ten positive actions|positive]] or [[negative actions]] are multiplied 10 million times. They are:
The '''four major Buddhist holidays''', '''four great festivals''', or '''anniversaries''' (Tib. དུས་ཆེན་, ''düchen'', [[Wyl.]] ''dus chen'') are related to the life of [[Buddha Shakyamuni]]. On these days, the effects of [[Ten positive actions|positive]] or [[negative actions]] are multiplied 10 million times. They are:


#[[Chotrul Düchen]]
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*{{LH|topics/buddha-prayers/|Buddha prayers on Lotsawa House}}
*{{LH|topics/buddha-prayers/|''Buddha Śākyamuni Prayers & Practices'' on Lotsawa House}}


[[Category:Anniversaries]]  
[[Category:Anniversaries]]  
[[Category:Buddha Shakyamuni]]
[[Category:Enumerations]]
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[[Category:04-Four]]

Revision as of 04:55, 21 August 2017

The four major Buddhist holidays, four great festivals, or anniversaries (Tib. དུས་ཆེན་, düchen, Wyl. dus chen) are related to the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. On these days, the effects of positive or negative actions are multiplied 10 million times. They are:

  1. Chotrul Düchen
  2. Saga Dawa Düchen
  3. Chökhor Düchen
  4. Lha Bab Düchen

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