Lhabab Duchen
lha bab düchen tib ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན་ wyl lha babs dus chen one four major buddhist festival commemorating four event life buddha according tibetan tradition lha bab düchen occurs nd day ninth tibetan lunar month celebrates buddha return human realm teaching mother three month god realm widely celebrated tibet bhutan festival also celebrated buddhist asian country including sri lanka myanmar thailand lao celebrated week earlier lha bab duchen buddhist festival duchen celebrated observe buddha return god realm referred indra realm tushita heaven thirtythree trāyastriṃśa heaven return human realm considered one eight great event life buddha according event buddha life buddha ascended god realm age order give teaching mother reborn indra realm stayed three month repay kindness also benefiting god realm exhorted disciple representative maudgalyayana return long debate full moon buddha agreed return returned human realm week later special triple ladder prepared viswakarma hindubuddhist god machine lha bab duchen effect positive negative action multiplied ten million time part tibetan buddhist tradition engage virtuous activity prayer day abhidhamma day day positive negative action multiplied million time httpwwwfpmtabcorgprayersmmdaysphp httpsfpmtorgmediaresourcesdharmadates select november buddhist art news httpswebarchiveorgwebhttpsbuddhistartnewswordpresscomlhababduchenthedaybuddhadescendedfromtushitaheavens legge james tran record buddhistic kingdom oxford clarendon press reprint new york dover publication inc chapter xvii professing faith story tibetan buddhist festival lhabab duchen