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Buddhist Calendar Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India Through the round of many birth in Sams ā ra, I wandered which would enable me to find him, who have been seeking the builder of this house (body). To be born again and again is, in- deed painful and suffering. O house- builder! Now you are seen; you will not build a house again for me. All your rafters are broken, your roof tree and ridge pole is destroyed. My mind has reached the unconditioned and unformed; Has attained the end of crav- i n g . *** Well now, O Bhikkhus, I address and inform you. My time has came to take leave of you. O Bhikkhus, Of the nature to decay are conditioned things; Strive on it with dili- gence. Proc- esses are subject to passing away; Be- came con- summate through the n o n - compla- cency. *** Buddha’s First Words Buddha’s Last Words Printed : Chakma Royal Forest Monastery P.O. Rangamati, District: Rangamati Hill District, Pin-4500, Jummaland (Chittagong Hill Tracts), Bangladesh. Tel: +880-351-61639 (Office); Tel: +880-351- 62158 (Sangha Office); Fax: +880-351-61033; E-mail:- [email protected] Website: www.rajbanvihara.org Devagiri Buddhist Temple, Bazar Veng, Tlabung (Demagiri), Lunglei District, Pin796751, Mizoram, India Tel: +91- 3834-222 349; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]; Website: www.cbcicharity.org B.E.2555 (2011-12 A.D.)

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Buddhist Calendar

Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India

Through

the round of

many birth in

Samsāra , I

w a n d e r e d

which would

enable me to

find him, who

have been

seeking the

builder of this

house (body).

To be born

a g a i n a n d

again is, in-

deed painful

and suffering.

O house-

builder! Now

you are seen;

you will not

build a house

again for me.

All your rafters

are broken,

your roof tree

and ridge pole

is destroyed.

My mind has

reached the

unconditioned

and unformed;

Has attained

the end of crav-

i n g .

***

W e l l

n o w , O

Bhikkhus, I

address and

inform you.

My time has

came to take

leave of you.

O

Bhikkhus, Of

the nature to

decay are

conditioned

t h i n g s ;

Strive on it

with dili-

gence. Proc-

esses are

subject to

p a s s i n g

away; Be-

came con-

s u m m a t e

through the

n o n -

c o m p l a -

cency.

***

Buddha’s

First Words

Buddha’s

Last Words

Printed : Chakma Royal Forest Monastery P.O. Rangamati, District: Rangamati Hill District, Pin-4500,

Jummaland (Chittagong Hill Tracts), Bangladesh.

Tel: +880-351-61639 (Office); Tel: +880-351- 62158 (Sangha Office);

Fax: +880-351-61033; E-mail:- [email protected]

Website: www.rajbanvihara.org

Devagiri Buddhist Temple, Bazar Veng, Tlabung (Demagiri), Lunglei District, Pin– 796751, Mizoram, India

Tel: +91- 3834-222 349; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]; Website: www.cbcicharity.org

B.E.2555 (2011-12 A.D.)

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This 2555 (2011-12) Buddhist Calendar features pictures by a variety of photographers. We are grateful for their gen-

erous contribution. Scriptural quotes from the Pali Canon and the translations are extracts from Dhammapada and Bana Bhanter

Desona (Part I & II). The months of the calendar is written in Pali language. The Calendar is edited and designated by Bhikkhu

Pragya Jyoti (Australia); printing and composing cooperated by Venerable Surojagat Mahathera (Second Abbot , Chakma Royal

Forest Monastery, Rangamati, Bangladesh) and material supplied by Advocate Mrinal Khanti Chakma (Rangamati, Bangladesh).

Lunar Observation Days: These days are remarkable and reflection with rituals and meditation programme in every Monasteries.

The exact dates for the moon phases in this calendar are given according to Universal times and therefore can be differ by a day at

the place where you live. The Major Full Moon Days

Vesāka Festival (May 17, 2011): Buddha Day; Commemorates the Birth, Enlightenment and Mahaparinibbana of Buddha . It is

also known as Buddhist New Year Day, Buddha Purnima Festival, and Three-Sacred Festival.

Ãsālha Festival (July 15, 2011): Dhamma Day; Commemorates the Buddha's first discourse given to the five ascetics in the Deer

Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi. The Three-months Rain Retreat (Vassa) begins for the Sangha community on the next day.

Pavarana Festival (October12, 2011): This marks the end of the three-months Rain Retreat (Vassa). After Pavarana Day, the

Kathina ceremony organise by the lay followers and it last for one month.

Māgha Festival (February 7, 2012): Sangha Day; Commemorates the spontaneous gathering of 1250 Arahants, to whom the Bud-

dha gave the exhortation on the basis of the discipline (Ovāda Patimokkhā).

Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India

Bana

Bhante’s

Words:

“Free

yourself

first, and

then free

others”. Desana-37

“Stopped

birth and

death”. Desana-50

“Now is

right time

to decide

your own

destina-

tion be-

fore too

late”. Desana-91

Bana

Bhante’s

Words:

“Whateve

r you

achieve,

try to be

happy

enough

with this”. Desana-75

“Struggle

with

yours Ig-

norance,

Hatred

and Delu-

sion for

Free-

dom”.

Desana-34

Full Moon New Moon Waxing Moon Waning Moon

Founder of Forest Tradition in Bangladesh & Chief Abbot, Chakma Royal Forest

Monastery, Rangamati, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

Buddhism is

humanistic

Religion.

1 17

2 18

3 19

4 20

5 21

6 22

7 23

8 24

9 25

10 26

11 27

12 28

13 29

14 30

15 31

16 1

17 2

18 3

19 4

20 5

21 6

22 7

23 8

24 9

25 10

26 11

27 12

28 13

29 14

30 15

Vesākha (May–June)

L o n g

is the night

to one who

is wakeful;

long is one

ki lom etre

to the trav-

eller who is

tired; long

is Samsāra

(round of

rebirths) to

the fool,

who is ig-

norant the

Teaching of

the Bud-

dha.

Dhammapada:

v. 060

The mind

wanders

far and

m o v e s

a b o u t

alone: it

is non-

material;

it lies in

the cave

(chamber

) of the

h e a r t .

T h o s e

who con-

trol their

mind will

be free

from the

bonds of

Mara.

Dhammapada:

v.037

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31 16

1st Vesākha: Buddha Day & Buddhist New Year- commemorates the Birth, Enlight-

enment and Mahaparinibbana of Buddha.

1st = Full Moon, Buddhist New Year, Buddha Purnima

Festival.

8th = Waning Moon, 16th = New Moon

24th = Waxing Moon, 30th = Full Moon

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

1 17

2 18

3 19

4 20

5 21

6 22

7 23

8 24

9 25

10 26

11 27

12 28

13 29

14 30

15 1

16 2

17 3

18 4

19 5

20 6

21 7

22 8

23 9

24 10

25 11

26 12

27 13

28 14

29 15

Jettha (June-July)

As the

bee col-

lects nectar

and flies

away with-

out damag-

ing the

flower or its

colour or its

scent, so

also, let the

B h i k k h u s

dwell and

act in the

v i l l a g e

(without af-

fecting the

faith and

generosity

o r t h e

wealth of

the villag-

ers).

Dhammapada:

v. 049

K n o w -

ing that this

b o d y i s

(fragile) like

an earthen jar,

making one's

mind secure

like a fortified

town, one

should fight

Mara with the

weapon of

K n o w l e d g e .

(After defeat-

ing Mara) one

should still

continue to

guard one's

mind, and feel

no attachment

to that

w h i c h h a s

been gained

(i.e., Jhanā ec-stasy and se-

renity gained

through medi-

tation).

Dhammapada:

v. 040

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30 16

31 17

29th Jettha: Āsālha Festival & Dhamma Day-commemorates the Buddha’s first discourse

given to the five ascetics in the Deer Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi. After discourse became

ordained as bhikkhus. The traditional Rain Retreat ( Vassa ) begins on the next day.

7th = Waning Moon, 15th = New Moon,

22nd = Waxing Moon,

29th = Full Moon: Asalha Festival,

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

7 24

8 25

9 26

10 27

11 28

12 29

13 30

14 31

15 1

16 2

17 3

18 4

19 5

20 6

21 7

22 8

23 9

24 10

25 11

26 12

27 13

28 14

29 15

30 16

31 17

32 18

Ãsālha(July-August)

6 23

C o n -

quer the

angry one

by not get-

ting angry

(by loving-

kindness);

c o n q u e r

t h e

wicked by

goodness;

c o n q u e r

the stingy

by gener-

osity, and

the liar by

speaking

the truth.

Dhammapada:

v.223

A l l

mental phe-

n o m e n a

have mind

as their fore-

runner; they

have mind

a s t h e i r

chief; they

are mind-

made. If one

speaks or

acts with a

pure mind,

h a p p i n e s s

(Sukhā) fol-lows him

l i k e a

shadow that

n e v e r

leaves him.

Dhammapada:

v. 02

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5 22

1 18

2 19

3 20

4 21

Thai children's renounced the world and became Holy Novi monks in the Monas-

tery and diligently practising meditation after their lunch in Thailand.

6th = Waning Moon, 13th = New Moon,

20th =Waxing Moon,

27th = Full Moon

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

32 19

1 19

2 20

3 21

4 22

5 23

6 24

7 25

8 26

9 27

10 28

11 29

12 30

13 31

14 1

15 2

16 3

17 4

18 5

19 6

20 7

21 8

22 9

23 10

24 11

25 12

26 13

27 14

Sāvana (Aug-Sep)

Having had

the taste of

s o l i t u d e

and the

taste of Per-

fect Peace

of Nibbana,

one who

drinks in

the joy of

the essence

o f t h e

Dhamma is

free from

fear and

evil.

Dhammapada:

v.205

L i k e

one who

picks and

c h o o s e s

flowers, a

man who

has his

mind at-

tached to

s e n s u a l

pleasures

is carried

away by

Death, just

as a great

f l o o d

s w e e p s

away a

s l e e p i n g

village.

Dhammapada:

v. 47

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28 15

29 16

31 18

30 17

Late Most Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw played an eminent role at the historic Sixth

Buddhist Council was held on 17th May 1954 in Rangoon, Myanmar. He was

founded Buddhasasana Nuggaha Association and famous International reputa-

tion Meditation teacher.

3rd = Waning Moon, 11th = New Moon,

17th = Waxing Moon,

25th = Full Moon

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

Death is

our destiny. 1 20

2 21

3 22

4 23

5 24

6 25

7 26

8 27

9 28

10 29

11 30

12 1

13 2

14 3

15 4

16 5

17 6

18 7

19 8

20 9

21 10

22 11

23 12

24 13

25 14

26 15

27 16

28 17

29 18

30 19

31 20

Pottapāda (Sep-Oct)

T h e

scent of flowers

c a n n o t g o

against the

wind; nor the

scent of sandal-

wood, nor of

rhododendron,

nor of jasmine;

only the reputa-

tion of good

people can go

against the

wind. The repu-

tation of the vir-

tuous ones is

wafted abroad

in all direc-

tions.

There are the

scents of san-

dalwood, rho-

d o d e n d r o n ,

lotus and jas-

mine; but the

scent of virtue

surpasses all

scents.

Dhammapada:

v. 54 & 55

O

Bhikkhus, me-

diate, and do

not be unmind-

ful; do not let

your mind re-

joice in sensual

pleasures. Do

not be unmind-

ful and swallow

the (hot) lump

of iron; as you

b u r n ( i n

Niraya) do not

cry, "This, in-

deed, is suffer-

ing."

There can be no

concentration in

one who lacks

wisdom; there

can be no wis-

dom in one who

lacks concentra-

tion. He who has

concentration as

well as wisdom

is, indeed, close

to Nibbana.

Dhammapada: v. 371 &

372

Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India

23rd Pottapāda: Pavarana Festival & The Sangha community ended the three-months

Rain Retreat (Vassa). The day, the disciple of Bana bhante headed by Venerable

Nandapal Mahathera going for alms-round in Rangamati. The Kahina Ceremony

begin and continue for a month. (photo permitted on 01.05.11)

1st = Waning Moon, 8th = New Moon,

15th Waxing Moon, 23rd = Full Moon,

31st = Waning Moon,

A small portion from Chakma Royal Forest Monastery

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

1 21

2 22

3 23

4 24

5 25

6 26

7 27

8 28

9 29

10 30

11 31

12 1

13 2

14 3

15 4

16 5

17 6

18 7

19 8

20 9

21 10

22 11

23 12

24 13

25 14

26 15

27 16

28 17

29 18

30 19

Assayuja (Oct –Nov)

The bhik-

khu who

c o n t r o l s

his mouth

( s p e e c h )

w h o

s p e a k s

wisely with

his mind

composed,

who ex-

plains the

m e a n i n g

and the

text of the

D h a m m a ,

— sweet

are the

words of

that bhik-

khu.

Dhammapada:

v. 363

T h e

Arahant is

free from

moral in-

toxicants; he

is not at-

tached to

food. He has

as his object

l i b e ra t i o n

from exis-

tence, i.e.,

N i b b a n a

which is

Void and

Signless. His

path, like

that of birds

in the air,

cannot be

traced.

Dhammapada:

v. 093

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Most Highest His Holiness Dalai Lama, Dharmasala, In-

dia (photo permitted on. 26th April. 2011)

6th = New Moon, 13th = Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon, 29th = Waning Moon,

Wise always

in neutral.

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

30 19

1 20

6th = New Moon, 13th = Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon, 29th = Waning Moon

2 21

3 22

4 23

5 24

6 25

7 26

8 27

9 28

10 29

11 30

12 1

13 2

14 3

15 4

16 5

17 6

18 7

19 8

20 9

21 10

22 11

23 12

24 13

25 14

26 15

27 16

28 17

29 18

Kattikā(Nov-Dec)

Look at

this dressed

up body, a

m a s s o f

sores, sup-

ported (by

b o n e s ) ,

sickly, a sub-

ject of many

thoughts (of

sensual de-

sire). Indeed,

that body is

neither per-

manent nor

enduring.

This man of

little learning

grows old like

an ox; only his

flesh grows

but not his

wisdom.

Dhammapada:

v. 147 & 152

Him I call

a Brahmana,

who knows

past exis-

tences, who

sees the ce-

lestial as well

as the lower

worlds, who

has reached

the end of re-

births, who,

with Magga

Insight, has

become an

Arahant and

has accom-

plished all

that is to be

accomplished

for the eradi-

c a t i o n o f

moral defile-

ments.

Dhammapada:

v. 423

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Most Venerable Ajahn Brahmavamsa, Chief Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery and

Spiritual Director, Buddhist Society of Western Australia, Australia and interna-

tional reputation on Meditation master. (photo permitted on 26th April 2011)

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

All are equal

before the law

of Kamma.

1 20

2 21

3 22

4 23

5 24

6 25

7 26

8 27

9 28

10 29

11 30

12 31

13 1

14 2

15 3

16 4

17 5

18 6

19 7

20 8

21 9

22 10

23 11

24 12

25 13

26 14

27 15

28 16

29 17

5th = New Moon, 13th = Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon, 28th = Waning Moon

Maggasira (Dec’11-Jan’12)

The man

of wisdom

should ad-

monish oth-

e r s ; h e

should give

advice and

should pre-

vent others

from doing

wrong; such

a man is held

dear by the

good; he is

disliked only

by the bad.

A s a

mountain of

rock is un-

shaken by

wind, so also,

the wise are

unperturbed

by blame or

by praise.

Dhammapada:

v. 77 & 81

Those,

with mind well

-developed in

the seven Fac-

tors of Enlight-

enment, hav-

ing rid them-

selves of all

craving, re-

joice in their

abandonment

of attachment.

Such men,

with all moral

i n t o x i c a n t s

e r a d i c a t e d ,

and powerful,

have realized

Nibbana in

this world

( i .e., wi th

Khandha ag-

gregates re-

maining).

Dhammapada: v. 89

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Late Most Venerable Ajahn Chah, Thai Forest Meditation Master

in Thailand. His outstanding International reputation on Forest

Meditation especially to the Western World.

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

1 18

2 19

3 20

4 21

5 22

Our kammas is

introduced ourselves.

6 23

7 24

8 25

9 26

10 27

11 28

12 29

13 30

14 31

15 1

16 2

17 3

18 4

19 5

20 6

21 7

22 8

23 9

24 10

25 11

26 12

27 13

28 14

29 15

30 16

6th = New Moon, 14th =Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon,

28th = Waning Moon

Phussa (Jan-Feb’12)

A fool,

e v e n

though he

is associ-

ated with a

wise man

all his life,

does not

u n d e r -

stand the

D h a m m a ,

just as a la-

dle does

not know

the taste of

soup.

Dhammapada:

v. 64

B e t t e r

than a hun-

dred years

in the life of

an ignorant

person, who

has no con-

trol over his

senses, is a

day in the

life of a wise

man who

c u l t i v a t e s

Tranquillity

and Insight

D e v e l o p -

ment Prac-

tice.

Dhammapada:

v. 111

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21st Phussa: Magha Festival & Sangha Day - commemorates the

spontaneous gathering of 1250 Arahants , to whom the Buddha

gave the exhortation on the basis of the discipline (Ovāda Patimok-

khā).

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

5th = New Moon, 14th = Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon, 28th = Waning Moon 1 17

2 18

3 19

4 20

5 21

6 22

7 23

8 24

9 25

10 26

11 27

12 28

13 29

14 1

15 2

16 3

17 4

18 5

19 6

20 7

21 8

22 9

23 10

24 11

25 12

26 13

27 14

28 15

29 16

Life is uncertain,

Death is certain.

Māgha (Feb-Mar’12)

He who

is not credu-

lous, who

has realized

the Uncon-

d i t i o n e d

(Nibbana),

who has cut

off the links

of the round

of rebirths,

who has de-

stroyed all

c o n s e -

quences of

good and

bad deeds,

who has dis-

carded all

craving, is

indeed the

noblest of

all men (i.e.,

an Arahant).

Dhammapada:

v. 97

Be care-

ful in what

you say, re-

strained in

what you

think, and

i m p e c c a -

ble in how

you act. Pu-

r i f y i n g

these three

ways of be-

h a v i o u r

will take

you along

the Way of

the Sages.

Dhammapada:

v.281

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Wandering Thai monks (Thudang Bhikkhus) meditating near the waterfall in

the deep forest in North-Eastern Thailand. The Thudang Bhikkhus are depend

on alms-round (collecting foods) everyday from the village and live in the deep

forest and practice meditation for many months and years. They always wan-

der from one village to another. The Thudang practitioner able to develop

Samadhi very soon.

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

1 17

2 18

6th = New Moon, 14th = Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon, 28th = Waning Moon

3 19

4 20

5 21

6 22

7 23

8 24

9 25

10 26

11 27

12 28

13 29

14 30

15 31

16 1

17 2

18 3

19 4

20 5

21 6

22 7

23 8

24 9

25 10

26 11

27 12

28 13

29 14

30 15

Phagguna (Mar-April’12)

It is easy to

see the

faults of

others, but

difficult to

see one's

own. A

m a n

broadcasts

the fault; of

others like

winnowing

chaff in the

wind, but

hides his

own faults

as a crafty

fowler cov-

ers him-

self.

Dhammapada:

v. 252

By one-

self indeed

is evil done

and by one-

self is one

defiled; by

oneself is

evil not

done and

by oneself

is one puri-

fied. Purity

and impu-

rity depend

entirely on

oneself; no

one can pu-

rify another.

Dhammapada:

v. 165

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21st Phagguna: After the Enlightenment, for the first time Buddha

visited his father King Suddhadana and relatives at Kapilavattu. He

gave sermon to them. Thousands of relatives including his father be-

came follower of him and many of them became bhikkhus.

Buddhism is

Scientific Religion.

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M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T S U N

1 16

2 17

3 18

4 19

5 20

6 21

7 22

8 23

9 24

10 25

11 26

12 27

13 28

14 29

15 30

16 1

17 2

18 3

19 4

20 5

21 6

22 7

23 8

24 9

25 10

26 11

27 12

28 13

29 14

30 15

6th = New Moon, 14th = Waxing Moon,

21st = Full Moon, 27th = Waning Moon

Citta (April-May)

If a person

is energetic,

mindful, pure in

his thought,

word and deed,

and if he does

everything with

care and con-

sideration, re-

s t r a i n s h i s

senses, earns

his living ac-

cording to the

Law (Dhamma)

and is not un-

heedful, then,

the fame and

fortune of that

mindful person

steadily in-

crease.

Dhammapada:

v.24

The wise

who practise

Jhana concen-

tration and In-

sight Medita-

tion take de-

light in the

peace of lib-

eration from

sensual pleas-

ures and moral

def i lem e nts .

Such wise and

mindful ones,

who truly com-

prehend the

Four Noble

Truths are held

dear also by

the devas.

Dhammapada:

v. 181

Publisher: Chakma Buddhist Congregation of India

Lord Buddha visiting his death father King Suddhadana.