Singapore Buddhist Calendar
2026 AD ( 2570 BE ) ACTIVITIES
| September | October |
| DATE | VENUE | ACTIVITIES |
| Sep 25 to Sep 27 | By Buddhist Fellowship |  Date : Sept 25 FRIDAY Topic : Sutta Study Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm | English Subject : Pañcangikasutta Date : Sept 26 SATURDAY Topic : One Day Mindfulness Subject : Kayagatāsati Sutta (MN 119) Date : Sept 27 SUNDAY Topic : Sunday Service Time: 10am – 12pm | English Subject :Illusion of Perceptions Date : Sept 27 SUNDAY Topic : Indo Service Time: 2pm – 4pm | Bahasa Indonesia Subject :How We Sabotage Our Own Happiness Date : Sept 27 SUNDAY (Additional session – same day) Venue: Buddhist Fellowship 310 Lavender Street, Singapore 338815 Buddhist Fellowship Lavender : 310 Lavender Street Singapore 338815 Buddhist Fellowship East Centre @Mitra : Mitra @ Orion Building, 160 Paya Lebar Road, #08-03, Singapore 409022 Website : http://www.buddhistfellowship.org Email :info@buddhistfellowship.org Map   |
| DATE | VENUE | ACTIVITIES |
| to Oct 04 | By Buddhist Fellowship |  Meditation Workshop Sat, 3 Oct 2026, 9am – 5pm Topic: Silent Illumination vs Samatha-Vipassana Registration @ https://gilbert2026.eventbrite.sg Dharma Talks Sun, 4 Oct 2026, 10:30am – 12pm Topic: Sudden Realisation vs. Gradual Path (Part 1) Sun, 4 Oct 2026, 2pm – 4pm Topic: Sudden Realisation vs. Gradual Path (Part 2) Location Buddhist Fellowship 310 Lavender Street Singapore, Singapore 338815  Chan Master Gilbert Gutierrez has over 50 years of meditation experience, which includes his study of various martial arts as well as Qigong. In 2002, he received Dharma Transmission from Master Sheng Yen, making him the only western lineage holder currently residing in the United States. Based in Southern California, he offers weekly teachings on Zoom and YouTube and conducts retreats in Asia, Melbourne, UK, Switzerland, Estonia, US and Russia (online). Gilbert's Chan Mind Work link @ https://mind-work.mn.co/landing?from=https%3A%2F%2Fmind-work.mn.co%2Ffeed Buddhist Fellowship Lavender : 310 Lavender Street Singapore 338815 Buddhist Fellowship East Centre @Mitra : Mitra @ Orion Building, 160 Paya Lebar Road, #08-03, Singapore 409022 Website : http://www.buddhistfellowship.org Email :info@buddhistfellowship.org Map |
| Oct 24 Full Moon in October |  Kathina robes are offered to the Sangha and not to any individual monk. Thus, the offering of Kathina robes to the Sangha is indeed a very rare opportunity. When we say I offer this robe to the Sangha , we mean all the Sangha or the community of Bhikkhus in the world. This includes not only those who have gained enlightenment and but also those on the path to be enlightened. Sangha means the community of monks which must consist of a group of at least four monks. When you offer the Kathina orbes, you are offering them to the Sangha, that means all noble disciples of the Buddha not only the Enlightened Ones. When we invite the monks to observe the Vassana period in our temple and we celebrate the successful completion of it on Kathina Day, many types of merits accrue to those who: a. look after the needs of monks during the period; b. participate in dhamma sermons and discussions, meditation programme and chanting of parittas; c. make offering of Kathina robes and other gifts on Kathina day. | |
| Oct 24 | Full Moon in October | The Festival of Lights  The Full Moon Day of Thadingyut (October) is of special significance to the Buddhists, not because it is the end of the Rains Retreat (Vassa ) but because it highlights one of the most important events in the life of Gotama Buddha. According to Buddhist chronicles, the Tathagata or Buddha, the Enlightened One, went to the Tavatimsa Heaven to preach Abhidhamma (Higher Subtleties of the Dhamma) to His mother, who passed away seven days after His birth and was reborn in the Tusita Heaven as a Deva called Santussita. The Buddha propounded Abhidhamma for the first time there in the presence of Santussita and other Devas for 90 days. At the end of the Rains Retreat (Vassa) i.e. on the Full Moon Day of Thadingyut, the Tathagata descended to earth (to the human abode) at the city of Sankassa. Now Buddhists observe Abhidhamma Day annually in commemoration of the Buddha s return from the abode of celestials to that of human beings. It is a significant religious occasion as the Abhidhamma is really the golden knowledge which will help one to discard wrong views and to acquire the right views for one s total liberation from all miseries. Buddhists offer lights to the Buddha image and perform meritorious deeds on this day in accordance with the tradition which has been upheld since the life time of the Buddha. The Festival of Lights in the month of Thadingyut (October) may seem an occasion for rejoicing and merry-making but in essence, it is an auspicious occasion for spiritual delight and merit making. |
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