Abhidhamma Day
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Sidebar".Abhidhamma Day (Template:Langx), 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.
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