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    Shakyamuni Buddha Day

    Tibetan · 30th day — the new moon

    Tradition
    Buddhist
    Next observed
    January 7, 1970

    What It Is

    The new moon closes the lunar month and is dedicated to Shakyamuni Buddha himself. Like the full moon it is a day of multiplied consequence, and traditionally a day of confession and renewal: the sojong ceremony, in which what has been broken is acknowledged plainly and the vows are taken up again. The moon is dark — nothing is visible, and nothing is lacking.

    How to Observe It

    Take stock honestly, without self-punishment. Name one thing you did this month that you would not repeat, and one commitment you are renewing. Recite OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SOHA. Whatever you begin at the dark moon has the whole month ahead of it.

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