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A template for displaying moving calendar dates Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Name of holiday/event holiday The name of the holiday or event Example Rosh Hashana String required Holiday year year The year to display the holiday dates for Example 2019 String required Display format option format Options for controlling display output such as for an ...
This is a list of calendars.Included are historical calendars as well as proposed ones. Historical calendars are often grouped into larger categories by cultural sphere or historical period; thus O'Neil (1976) distinguishes the groupings Egyptian calendars (Ancient Egypt), Babylonian calendars (Ancient Mesopotamia), Indian calendars (Hindu and Buddhist traditions of the Indian subcontinent ...
In Thailand, the name Buddhist Era is a year numbering system shared by the traditional Thai lunar calendar and by the Thai solar calendar. The Southeast Asian lunisolar calendars are largely based on an older version of the Hindu calendar , [ 1 ] which uses the sidereal year as the solar year.
A Dharma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism [1] and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it is more proper to call it Dhamma or Sangha name). The name is traditionally given by a Buddhist monastic, and is given to newly ordained monks, nuns [2] and laity. [3]
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Buddhism user templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Buddhism user templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as ...
Vesak: The Buddha's birthday is known as Vesak and is one of the major festivals of the year.It is celebrated on the first full moon day in May, or the fourth lunar month which usually occurs in May or during a lunar leap year, June.
A panel from a typical calendar, showing the month of August 2004 (B.E. 2547). Lunar dates are also provided. The Thai solar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินสุริยคติไทย, RTGS: patithin suriyakhati thai, "solar calendar") was adopted by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1888 CE as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Thai lunar calendar as the legal ...
Chak Phra (Thai: ชักพระ, pronounced [t͡ɕʰák pʰráʔ]) is a Buddhist festival that is celebrated annually in Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia. [1] The name "Chak Phra" could be translated as “Pulling the Buddha”, “pulling of the Buddhist monks”, [2] [3] or “pulling of ceremonial Buddha image carriages”.