Spiritual Events
The celebrations that mark our year
These are the celebrations and observances the community keeps through the year — when each falls, why it matters, and how to take part.
Vesak DayThe birth, awakening and passing of the Buddha, kept on one full-moon day.Read more →Vesak Day
Kathina (Robe Offering)The close of the rains retreat, marked by the community's offering of cloth for robes.Read more →Kathina (Robe Offering)
Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)The day of the Buddha's first teaching, and the eve of the rains retreat.Read more →Asalha Puja (Dhamma Day)
Vassa (Rains Retreat)Three months of settled, intensified practice for monastics and laypeople alike.Read more →Vassa (Rains Retreat)December Bodhitree CommemorationA quiet December commemoration of the awakening under the Bodhi tree.Read more →December Bodhitree Commemoration
Wulan (Hungry Ghost Month)A month of remembrance and merit-sharing for the dead, kept for our Chinese community.Read more →Wulan (Hungry Ghost Month)
Uposatha Observance DaysThe fortnightly lunar observance — precepts renewed, a longer sitting, a quieter day.Read more →Uposatha Observance Days