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2330:
2325:
2320:
2315:
2310:
2305:
2300:
2295:
2290:
2285:
2280:
2274:
2272:
2266:
2265:
2263:
2262:
2261:
2260:
2255:
2250:
2245:
2235:
2230:
2225:
2220:
2214:
2212:
2206:
2205:
2203:
2202:
2197:
2196:
2195:
2185:
2184:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2163:
2162:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2149:Eight precepts
2146:
2136:
2135:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2109:
2108:
2107:
2097:
2092:
2087:
2086:
2085:
2080:
2075:
2065:
2060:
2055:
2050:
2045:
2044:
2043:
2038:
2028:
2023:
2022:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2006:
2001:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1981:
1976:
1971:
1961:
1956:
1951:
1946:
1937:
1927:
1922:
1920:Five Strengths
1917:
1912:
1907:
1902:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1886:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1860:
1855:
1849:
1847:
1841:
1840:
1838:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1811:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1785:
1784:
1783:
1778:
1773:
1768:
1763:
1758:
1753:
1748:
1747:
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1715:
1713:
1707:
1706:
1704:
1703:
1698:
1697:
1696:
1691:
1686:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1661:
1655:
1653:
1647:
1646:
1644:
1643:
1638:
1637:
1636:
1631:
1626:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1559:Mental factors
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1500:
1498:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1411:Mahamoggallāna
1408:
1403:
1398:
1392:
1390:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1334:
1333:
1326:Avalokiteśvara
1322:
1320:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1299:
1298:
1290:
1282:
1274:
1266:
1258:
1250:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1176:
1174:
1168:
1167:
1165:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1148:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1127:
1121:
1119:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1088:
1085:
1084:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1033:
1007:
1000:
980:
941:
916:
878:
877:
875:
872:
871:
870:
863:
860:
859:
858:
853:
848:
843:
836:
833:
832:
831:
826:
819:
816:
815:
814:
809:
806:Rakhine People
795:
790:
787:Rakhine People
774:
771:
770:
769:
764:
757:
754:
753:
752:
747:
740:
737:
736:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
698:Tango no sekku
695:
688:
685:
684:
683:
678:
673:
671:Songkran (Lao)
668:
663:
658:
653:
652:in Bangladesh)
650:Rakhine People
639:
634:
629:
622:
619:
618:
617:
610:
607:
606:
605:
600:
593:
590:
589:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
556:
553:
552:
551:
544:
541:
540:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
512:
509:
508:
507:
502:
497:
490:
487:
486:
485:
480:
475:
468:
465:
464:
463:
456:
453:
452:
451:
446:
439:
436:
435:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
412:Ghost Festival
407:
404:
403:
402:
395:
392:
391:
390:
385:
380:
373:
370:
369:
368:
366:Chotrul Duchen
363:
358:
351:
348:
347:
346:
341:
336:
331:
326:
321:
316:
309:
306:
305:
304:
299:
293:
286:
283:
280:
279:
259:
257:
244:Lunar New Year
190:
187:
186:
185:
179:
172:
166:
160:
156:
150:
140:
134:
131:Tushita Heaven
123:Abhidhamma Day
120:
110:
104:
98:
95:Buddha Jayanti
92:
86:
73:celebrated in
58:
50:
47:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3759:
3758:
3747:
3744:
3742:
3739:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3724:
3722:
3719:
3718:
3716:
3701:
3696:
3691:
3689:
3681:
3680:
3677:
3671:
3668:
3666:
3663:
3661:
3658:
3656:
3653:
3651:
3648:
3646:
3643:
3641:
3638:
3637:
3635:
3633:
3629:
3623:
3620:
3618:
3615:
3613:
3610:
3608:
3605:
3603:
3600:
3598:
3595:
3593:
3590:
3588:
3585:
3583:
3580:
3578:
3575:
3571:
3568:
3566:
3563:
3562:
3561:
3558:
3556:
3553:
3552:
3550:
3548:
3544:
3536:
3533:
3531:
3528:
3527:
3526:
3523:
3521:
3518:
3516:
3513:
3511:
3508:
3506:
3503:
3501:
3498:
3496:
3493:
3491:
3488:
3486:
3483:
3481:
3478:
3476:
3473:
3471:
3468:
3467:
3465:
3463:
3462:Miscellaneous
3459:
3453:
3452:Vegetarianism
3450:
3448:
3445:
3441:
3438:
3436:
3433:
3431:
3428:
3426:
3423:
3421:
3418:
3417:
3416:
3413:
3411:
3408:
3406:
3403:
3401:
3398:
3396:
3393:
3389:
3386:
3384:
3381:
3379:
3376:
3374:
3371:
3369:
3366:
3365:
3364:
3361:
3359:
3356:
3354:
3351:
3347:
3344:
3343:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3334:
3332:
3329:
3327:
3324:
3320:
3317:
3315:
3312:
3310:
3307:
3305:
3302:
3300:
3297:
3296:
3295:
3292:
3290:
3287:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3274:Buddha in art
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3258:
3255:
3254:
3253:
3250:
3246:
3243:
3241:
3238:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3209:
3206:
3205:
3204:
3201:
3199:
3196:
3194:
3191:
3189:
3186:
3184:
3181:
3179:
3176:
3174:
3171:
3170:
3169:
3166:
3165:
3163:
3161:
3157:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3138:
3136:
3133:
3131:
3128:
3126:
3123:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3111:
3108:
3106:
3103:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3093:
3091:
3088:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3076:
3073:
3071:
3068:
3067:
3065:
3063:
3059:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3038:
3035:
3033:
3030:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2996:
2993:
2992:
2991:
2988:
2986:
2983:
2979:
2976:
2975:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2950:
2948:
2946:
2942:
2934:
2931:
2929:
2928:United States
2926:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2904:
2901:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2851:
2849:
2846:
2844:
2841:
2840:
2839:
2836:
2832:
2829:
2827:
2824:
2823:
2822:
2819:
2815:
2812:
2811:
2810:
2807:
2803:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2794:
2793:
2790:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2780:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2755:
2751:
2748:
2746:
2743:
2741:
2738:
2737:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2647:
2645:
2643:
2639:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2627:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2610:
2606:
2604:
2601:
2599:
2596:
2594:
2591:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2575:
2573:
2571:
2567:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2553:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2485:Padmasambhava
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2402:
2400:
2398:
2397:Major figures
2394:
2388:
2385:
2381:
2378:
2377:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2344:
2343:Western tulku
2341:
2340:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2299:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2284:
2281:
2279:
2276:
2275:
2273:
2271:
2267:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2251:
2249:
2246:
2244:
2241:
2240:
2239:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2215:
2213:
2211:
2207:
2201:
2198:
2194:
2191:
2190:
2189:
2186:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2168:
2167:
2164:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2144:Five precepts
2142:
2141:
2140:
2137:
2133:
2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2122:Dhamma vicaya
2120:
2118:
2115:
2114:
2113:
2110:
2106:
2103:
2102:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2093:
2091:
2088:
2084:
2081:
2079:
2076:
2074:
2071:
2070:
2069:
2066:
2064:
2061:
2059:
2056:
2054:
2051:
2049:
2046:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2033:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2005:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1975:
1972:
1969:
1965:
1962:
1960:
1957:
1955:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1944:
1943:
1938:
1936:
1933:
1932:
1931:
1928:
1926:
1923:
1921:
1918:
1916:
1913:
1911:
1908:
1906:
1903:
1901:
1898:
1896:
1893:
1891:
1890:Buddhābhiṣeka
1888:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1865:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1850:
1848:
1846:
1842:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1790:
1789:
1786:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1772:
1769:
1767:
1764:
1762:
1759:
1757:
1754:
1752:
1749:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1722:
1721:
1720:
1717:
1716:
1714:
1712:
1708:
1702:
1699:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1685:
1682:
1680:
1677:
1675:
1672:
1670:
1667:
1666:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1656:
1654:
1652:
1648:
1642:
1639:
1635:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1625:
1622:
1621:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1534:Enlightenment
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1524:Dhamma theory
1522:
1520:
1519:Buddha-nature
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1493:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1385:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1358:Samantabhadra
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1332:
1329:
1328:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1319:
1315:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1297:
1291:
1289:
1283:
1281:
1275:
1273:
1267:
1265:
1259:
1257:
1251:
1249:
1243:
1242:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1173:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1132:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1118:
1114:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1090:
1089:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1063:
1058:
1056:
1051:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1021:
1017:
1011:
1008:
1003:
1001:9781598842050
997:
993:
992:
984:
981:
968:
962:
960:
958:
956:
954:
952:
950:
948:
946:
942:
930:
926:
920:
917:
904:
900:
896:
890:
888:
886:
884:
880:
873:
869:
866:
865:
861:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
838:
834:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
817:
813:
810:
807:
803:
799:
796:
794:
793:Wan Ok Phansa
791:
788:
784:
780:
777:
776:
772:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
755:
751:
748:
746:
743:
742:
738:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
693:Tak Bat Thewo
691:
690:
686:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
656:Sanja Matsuri
654:
651:
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