Are there any good online general Buddhist calendars or for Google calendars avalable?
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Are there any good online general Buddhist calendars or for Google calendars avalable?
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This one is interesting. I don't know if you're looking for a calendar that points to specific celebrations, or what, but this has a few days that are important.
http://www.urbandharma.org/pdf/Amaravat ... r_2010.pdf
Maybe it will be what you're looking for. I like that each month comes with a quote form the Dhammapada.
Gassho,
Adam
Thanks. but. yeh. I was looking for one that kept track of Buddhist dates.Originally Posted by Adam
And, of courst, dates and interpretations for even some of the most central Buddhist holidays ... such as the "Buddha's Birthday" ... vary by months from country to country, sometimes sect to sect ...
In Japan, "O-bon" is celebrated in July in some regions, in August in others (I just went to a Bon Odori dance practice last night) ...
Here are some of the most important for Japanese Soto Zen ...
http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/flo ... tival.html
http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/o-bon_sejikie.html
http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/hig_ryou_daru.html
http://global.sotozen-net.or.jp/eng/jod ... _evnt.html
What is "time" anyway, and who creates the "calendar"?
Gassho, J
Thanks! I'll stick the Soto Zen since two local sanghas have interest in Soto Zen.Originally Posted by Jundo
Year 1....when is Year 1? :wink:What is "time" anyway, and who creates the "calendar"?
Actually, once when I was a teen I read about the history of the calendar. It threw a monkey wrench into my head about how I/we perceived time, calendar, today, yesterday, and tomorrow.