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    Chökhor Düchen / Dharma Day

    The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma

    Tradition
    Buddhist

    What It Is

    One of the four great holy days of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, Chökhor Düchen commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha's first teaching at Deer Park in Sarnath. Before his five former companions, he revealed the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, setting the Wheel of Dharma in motion. Tibetan Buddhist traditions regard this as an especially auspicious day, when the effects of constructive and harmful actions are greatly magnified.

    How to Observe It

    Contemplate the Four Noble Truths: suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path leading to cessation. Study or recite the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, practice generosity, protect life, and dedicate every beneficial act to the awakening of all beings.

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