Celebrating the Day of Miracles

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-by dalailama.com

Dharamsala: Today, the fifteenth day of the new Wood-Snake Year, according to the Tibetan calendar, was the Day of Miracles. It is an occasion to celebrate the Buddha’s having performed miracles at Shravasti in response to a challenge from six rival spiritual teachers.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving at the Main Tibetan Temple courtyard on the Day of Miracles in Dharamsala, HP, India on 14 March 2025. Photo by Tenzin Choejor.

Today’s event was part of the Great Prayer Festival (the Mönlam Chenmo) established by Jé Tsongkhapa at the Jokhang in Lhasa in 1409. After some time, the celebration lapsed, but it was revived once more during the time of Gendun Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai L...

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