Abhidhamma Day

Abhidhamma Day (Burmese: အဘိဓမ္မာနေ့), also known as Abhidhamma Divas in India, is a Theravada Buddhist tradition celebrated primarily in Myanmar^[1] and India.^[2][3] It is also celebrated by some Buddhists in Indonesia.^[4][5][6] Abhidhamma Day celebrates Gautama Buddha's descent from Tāvatiṃsa heaven after teaching his mother the Abhidhamma.^[7][8]

It is celebrated on the full moon of the seventh month^[1] of the Burmese lunar year which starts in April, and coincides with the end of the (first) Rains Retreat and the Pavāraṇa ceremony. The seventh month corresponds to October.^[9] The 2024 date for this event is October 17th.

See also

• Thadingyut Festival
• Lhabab Duchen

References

1. Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations J. Gordon Melton (editor), page 4
2. Ministry of Culture (16 October 2024). "International Abhidhamma Divas". Press Information Bureau Government of India. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. Ministry of Culture (16 October 2024). "International Abhidhamma Divas" (pdf). Research Unit Press Information Bureau Government of India.
4. Budiyono (2022-10-16). "Supriyadi: Dharmavihari Buddhist Studies (DBS) Mengembangkan Buddha Dhamma di Indonesia". Direktorat Jenderal Bimbingan Masyarakat Buddha - Kementerian Agama RI (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
5. "Dirjen Bimas Buddha Supriyadi hadiri Hari Abhiddhamma Dharmavihari Buddhist Studies (DBS) ke-11, Jakarta". Kementerian Agama Republik Indonesia Kantor Kota Denpasar (in Indonesian). 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
6. "Hari Abhidhamma". Dhammavihārī Buddhist Studies (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-21.
7. "Abhidhamma Day and Buddha's Mother Day on Thidingyut Full Moon". The Global New Light of Myanmar. 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
8. Jootla, Susan Elbaum (1997). Teacher of the Devas. Buddhist Publication Society. ISBN 9552401607.
9. "Abhidhamma Day : Explore Buddha". Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-03-28.