Year at a glance 2008
APRIL 2008
Apr 5, Sat, NKT Day
Apr 5, Sat, Vows (teaching and ceremony) Refuge, Bodhisattva and Pratimoksha
Apr 8, Tues, Tara Day
Apr 10, Thur, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Apr 11-13, Fri, Nyung Na purification retreat
Apr 15 Tue Buddha’s Enlightenment Day
Apr 15 Tue Precepts
Apr 17, Thurs, Introduction to Buddhist Rituals
Apr 20, Sun, No TTP
Apr 25, Fri, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Apr 25, Fri, New York Festival begins
Apr 27, Sun, No TTP
MAY 2008
May, 3 Sat, Day Course: Art of Enlightenment
May 4, Sun, Sojong Ordained only
May 8, Thu, Tara Day
May 10, Sat, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
May 10, Sat, 1/2-day course: Death & Dying
May 13, Tue, Free Book Talk - Barnes & Noble, Greenway Pkwy & Scottsdale Rd.
May 17, Sat, Precepts
May 18, Sun, No TTP
May 23, Fri, UK Spring Festival begins
May 25, Sun, No TTP
May 25, Sun, Tsog Day
May 29, Thu, Melodious Drum
JUNE 2008
Jun 4, Wed, Geshe-la’s birthday– Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Jun 7, Sat, Green Tara Empowerment
Jun 8, Sun, Tara Day
Jun 8, Sun, Free bookstore talk, Barnes & Noble, Desert Ridge Shopping Center, Tatum & 101
Jun 10, Tue, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Jun 15, Sun, Precepts
Jun 15, Sun, Last TTP class of term
Jun 21-27, Sat-Fri, Refuge Retreat
Jun 25, Wed, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Jun 29, Sun, Melodious Drum
JULY 2008
July 8, Tue, Tara Day
July 10, Thu, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
July 15, Tue, Precepts
July 25, Fri, UK Summer Festival begins
July 25, Fri, Tsog Day
July 29, Tue, Protector Day
AUGUST 2008
Aug 8, Fri, Tara Day
Aug 10, Sun, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Aug 15, Fri, Precepts
Aug. 17, Sun, TTP resumes
Aug 25, Mon, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Aug 29, Fri, Melodious Drum
SEPTEMBER 2008
Sep 8, Mon, Tara Day
Sep 10, Wed, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Sep 15, Mon, Precepts
Sep 22, Mon, Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day
Sep 25, Thu, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Sep 29, Mon, Melodious Drum
OCTOBER 2008
Oct 8, Wed, Tara Day
Oct 10, Fri, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Oct 15, Wed, Precepts
Oct 25, Sat, Je Tsongkhapa Day, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Oct 29, Wed, Melodious Drum
Oct 31, Fri, Paris Festival begins
NOVEMBER 2008
Nov 1, Sat, NKT Temples Day
Nov. 2, Sun, No TTP
Nov 8, Sat, Tara Day
Nov 10, Mon, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Nov 15, Sat, Precepts
Nov 25, Tue, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Nov 29, Sat, Melodious Drum
Nov 30, Sun, No TTP
DECEMBER 2008
Dec 8, Mon, Tara Day
Dec 10, Wed, Offering to the Spiritual Guide
Dec 12, Fri, California Dharma Celebration begins
Dec 15, Mon, Precepts
Dec 25, Thu, Tsog Day
Dec 29, Mon, Melodious Drum