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X-WR-CALNAME:Buddhist Observance Calendar 2026
X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_mah_ny
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260103
SUMMARY:🙏 Mahayana New Year
DESCRIPTION:New Year celebration observed by Mahayana Buddhist traditions.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_magha
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260212
SUMMARY:🌕 Magha Puja Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrates the spontaneous assembly of 1\,250 arahants before t
 he Buddha.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_vesak
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260512
SUMMARY:🪷 Vesak / Buddha Day
DESCRIPTION:Most sacred Buddhist holiday marking the birth\, enlightenment\
 , and death of Siddhartha Gautama.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_asalha
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260710
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260710
SUMMARY:🌕 Asalha Puja / Dharma Day
DESCRIPTION:Commemorates the Buddha's first sermon and the founding of the 
 Buddhist community.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_vassa
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260711
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260711
SUMMARY:🧘 Vassa (Buddhist Lent) Begins
DESCRIPTION:Three-month rainy season retreat period for monks and nuns.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_kathina
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008
SUMMARY:🪷 Kathina (Robe Offering Ceremony)
DESCRIPTION:End of Vassa marked by offering new robes and necessities to mo
 nks.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:bud_bodhi
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261208
SUMMARY:🕯️ Bodhi Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrates Siddhartha Gautama's attainment of enlightenment und
 er the Bodhi tree.
LOCATION:Worldwide
END:VEVENT
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