Lhabab Düchen Holy Day

Lhabab Düchen ~ Descent of Lord Buddha from the God Realm of the Thirty-three

Lhabab Düchen, one of the four great holy days of the Buddhist calendar, takes place this year on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

Lhabab Düchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching Dharma for several months to the gods, including his mother, Mayadevi, who had died a week after Buddha’s birth and been reborn there.  As a merit multiplying day, the karmic results of actions done on this day are multiplied 100 million times. This amazing result is taught in the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.