Saga Dawa Festival
on the 15th of the fourth month of Tibetan calendar is a unique
festival of Tibet.
Saga Dawa means the
Disu month in the Tibetan language; Disu is one of the 28 constellations of
astrology in Tibetan calendar. Because the Disu appears in the fourth month of
Tibetan calendar, this month is called as the Disu month, i.e. Saga Dawa.
According to the legend, it was all on the
15th of the fourth month when the Lord Buddha Sakyamuni were born,
achieved enlightenment and passed away, so various activities are held to
commemorate Sakyamuni in this month of every year. All the activities on the
Festival constitute the large-scale activity of Zhuanjing
(circumambulation).