Confusion on Dates
Confusion on Dates
When a day is to carry its sacred potentiality due to it being a new moon, does the day begin at sunrise or at night? For instance, would Guru Rinpoche Day start at night or morning time? I keep seeing these calendars saying the new moon is on the 4th but it's at 2 AM, so I wasn't sure if the understanding was the day BEFORE (say the 3rd) was the holy day of the new moon or the day after.
འ༔ ཨ༔ ཧ༔ ཤ༔ ས༔ མ༔
Re: Confusion on Dates
Sunrise. Practices after midnight still count.
Re: Confusion on Dates
What I heard, for practical purposes, 4 AM actual solar time
But Tibetan standard calendars can differ from the actual day of full moon or new moon
For details you can see "Tibetan Astrology", Philippe Cornu, translated from the French by Hamish Gregor, Shambhala, Boston & London, 1997
But Tibetan standard calendars can differ from the actual day of full moon or new moon
For details you can see "Tibetan Astrology", Philippe Cornu, translated from the French by Hamish Gregor, Shambhala, Boston & London, 1997
"Me and the sky don't hold views - Me and the river have no fixed practice
Me and the madman don't have a guide- Me and the rainbow have no experiences
Me, the sun and the moon have no certitudes - Me and the jewel bear no fruit" - Dampa Sanggyé as quoted by Domar Mingyur Dorjé (born 1675)
Me and the madman don't have a guide- Me and the rainbow have no experiences
Me, the sun and the moon have no certitudes - Me and the jewel bear no fruit" - Dampa Sanggyé as quoted by Domar Mingyur Dorjé (born 1675)