📅 Buddhist Calendar

Buddhist Calendar and Festivals

The Buddhist calendar includes major festivals like Vesak (Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death), Uposatha days (observance days), and various regional celebrations.

🔗 Related Across the Mythos

Archetype
📅 SACRED CALENDAR / RITUAL TIME

The Buddhist calendar embodies the Sacred Calendar archetype - organizing time around spiritual events, lunar cycles, and commemoration of teachers and teachings.

See parallels: Jewish holidays, Hindu panchang, Christian liturgy →
Cross-Cultural Parallels
🕉️ Hindu Calendar → Shared lunar basis ☯️ Chinese Calendar → East Asian lunar system
Within Buddhist Tradition
☸️ Gautama Buddha → Vesak celebrates his life 🕯️ Offerings → Festival practices 🛤️ Buddhist Path → Observance days