| Duruthu |
Load Buddha's first visit to
Sri Lanka |
Sat 10th Jan |
| Navam |
Load Buddha's first proclamation of a code
of ethical precepts for the Sangha |
Sat 07th Feb |
| Medin |
The day Load Buddha first visited
his father after enlightened as a Buddha |
Sat 06th March |
| Bak |
The second visit of Lord Buddha
to Sri Lanka |
Sat 03th April |
| Vesak |
The rice holy day which marks the birth
of Prince Sidhartha, Enlightenment, and Parinibbana |
Sat 08 May |
| Poson |
Introduction of Buddhism to
Sri Lanka by Arahat Mahinda |
Sat 05 Jun |
| Esala |
Load Buddha preached the first sermon and
the Sangha began to observe the three month retreat. |
Sat 03 Jul |
| Nikini |
Monks should meditate on the
five contemplations |
Sat 28th Aug |
| Binara |
Lord Buddha preached the Ariyavamsa
sutta |
Sat 25th Sep |
| Vap |
The end of Vas and conclusion
of Lord Buddha's teaching of Abhidhamma |
Sat 02 Oct |
| II |
The dispatch of the first sixty
Arahats, the first messengers of Lord Buddha |
Sat 27 Nov |
| Unduvap |
Nun Sanghamitta, daughter of Emperor Asoka,
brought a sapling of the sacred Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka |
Sat 25 Dec |
