Saga Dawa

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Saga Dawa is a major Tibetan Buddhist holy month and festival commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana, corresponding to the Vesak observance in other Buddhist traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist festival ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist holy month ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Saga Dawa Düchen ⓘ
linked to: Saga Dawa
associatedBelief merit is multiplied many times during this month ⓘ
associatedLocation Barkhor circuit in Lhasa ⓘ
Lhasa ⓘ
Mount Kailash ⓘ
associatedPractice circumambulation of sacred sites ⓘ
fasting ⓘ
life release (saving animals from slaughter) ⓘ
making offerings at monasteries ⓘ
observing additional vows ⓘ
offering butter lamps ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
prostrations ⓘ
recitation of mantras ⓘ
vegetarianism ⓘ
associatedRitual hanging of new prayer flags at sacred sites ⓘ
lighting of lamps and candles ⓘ
monastic ceremonies ⓘ
public prayers and pujas ⓘ
raising of prayer flags ⓘ
associatedWith compassion ⓘ
ethical discipline ⓘ
merit-making ⓘ
calendarSystem Tibetan lunar calendar ⓘ
commemorates Gautama Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
commemoratesEvent Buddha’s birth ⓘ
Buddha’s enlightenment ⓘ
Buddha’s parinirvana ⓘ
correspondsTo Vesak ⓘ
culturalSignificance important period for community charity and generosity ⓘ
time for intensified religious practice among Tibetans ⓘ
ethicalEmphasis avoiding alcohol ⓘ
avoiding killing ⓘ
avoiding non-virtuous actions ⓘ
keyDay full moon of the fourth Tibetan month ⓘ
linkedConcept Three Great Deeds of the Buddha (birth, enlightenment, parinirvana) ⓘ
observedIn Himalayan regions ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
Tibetan diaspora communities ⓘ
occursInLunarMonth fourth month of the Tibetan lunar calendar ⓘ
relatedFestival Buddha Purnima in some Indian traditions ⓘ
Vesak in Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Vesak
religiousSignificance one of the holiest periods in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
religiousTradition Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
timeSpan one lunar month ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vesak → alsoKnownAs → Saga Dawa ⓘ
Vesākha → alsoKnownAs → Saga Dawa (in Tibetan tradition) ⓘ
linked to: Saga Dawa
Saga Dawa → alsoKnownAs → Saga Dawa Düchen ⓘ
linked to: Saga Dawa