|
|
Chokhor Duchen is one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar. Also known as the Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma, Chokhor Duchen commemorates the anniversary upon which Shakyamuni Buddha first began teaching the Dharma. For seven weeks after his enlightenment, the Buddha did not teach. After this period, Indra and Brahma offered a dharmachakra and a conch shell and requested Buddha Shakyamuni to teach. Accepting, the Buddha turned the Wheel of Dharma for the first time at Sarnath by teaching on the Four Noble Truths.
As a Buddha Multiplying Day, karmic results of actions on this day are multiplied one hundred million times. This amazing result is sourced by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.
|
