Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th)
ObservanceMajor
སངས་རྒྱས་འཁྲུངས་སྐར།
Details
- Country
Tibet- Scope
- Nationwide
- Type
- Observance
- Gazetted
- No — not an official day off
- Month
- June 2026
- Long Weekends
- View opportunities
Business Impact
- Impact Level
- Reduced Operations
- Impact Description
- This is an observance. Most businesses and government offices remain open.
- Planning Lead Time
- Start 1 month before
Notes
Coincides with Saga Dawa full moon. Tibetan Buddhists celebrate Buddha's birth as part of the threefold commemoration of his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th) a public holiday in Tibet?
- Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th) is a Observance in Tibet, but it is not an official public holiday. Most businesses remain open.
- When is Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th) 2026?
- Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th) 2026 falls on June 1, 2026.
- What is Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th) called locally in Tibet?
- Buddha's Birthday (Saka Dawa 15th) is locally known as "སངས་རྒྱས་འཁྲུངས་སྐར།" in Tibet.
