Buddhist Calendar 2025 and Festivals

Note Buddhism Important Dates 2025

Wish to know important Buddhist holidays for the coming year? The Buddhist Calendar 2025 allows you to note important Buddhist festivals effortlessly. It is a lunisolar calendar that starts from the birth month of Lord Buddha. Read ahead to know more.

Buddhist Calendar 2025: Dates And Festivals

Below is the list of Buddhist holidays 2025. These hold great importance in the lives of Buddhist people and allow them to mark important dates on time.

January 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
04-01-2025 Tuesday	Mahayana New Year
29-01-2025 Wednesday	Chinese New Year

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Mahayana New Year: This festival marks the New Year of Mahayana Buddhists when they pray in the name of Lord Buddha.
Chinese New Year: The Buddhists of China celebrate this day as a New Year.

February 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
12-02-2025 Wednesday	Magha Puja Day
04-02-2025 Tuesday	Maryada Mahotsav
15-02-2025 Saturday	Nirvana Day

Magha Puja Day: Magha Puja is a Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month.
Nirvana Day:Celebrated by Mahayana Buddhists, this is the day when Lord Buddha attained Parinirvana or complete Nirvana after his spirit left his body.

March 2025 Calendar

There is no Buddhist festival in March.

April 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
13-04-2025 Sunday	Theravada New Year

Theravada New Year: This New Year’s celebration continues for three days and is followed by Theravada Buddhists.

May 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
12-05-2025 Monday	Vaishakh - Budha Diwas

Vaishakh - Budha Diwas: Vesak or Buddha Day marks the birth of Gautam Buddha and celebrates his enlightenment and nirvana.

June 2025 Calendar

There is no Buddhist festival in March.

July 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
10-07-2025 Thursday	Asala - Dharma Diwas

Asala - Dharma Diwas: This is a major Buddhist festival that marks Gautam Buddha’s first sermon (moral speech) after becoming enlightened.

August 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
13-08-2025 Wednesday	Kalapsutra Path

Obon: A highly regarded Buddhist festival when people remember and pray for their ancestors.

September 2025 Calendar

There is no Buddhist festival in September.

October 2025 Calendar

There is no Buddhist festival in October.

November 2025 Calendar

There is no Buddhist festival in November.

December 2025 Calendar

Date & Day	Festival
08-12-2025 Monday	Bodhi Diwas

Bodhi Diwas: It is celebrated on the 8th lunar day of the 12th month and is marked as the day when Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment.

Frequently Asked Questions

The year 2025 in the Buddhist Calendar 2025 is 2568 BE. It is based on the birth year of Gautam Buddha. Here, months are based on the occurrence of the moon, while the years are based on the position of the Sun.

The Buddhist calendar helps Buddhists to mark important Buddhist holidays or festivals. It also helps people to follow all rituals and traditional practices timely.

As per the Tibetan Buddhist calendar 2025, the Tibetan New Year, also known as Losar, will be celebrated from February 28 to March 14, 2025.

The major Buddhist festival is Vesak, also called Vaishakh - Budha Diwas. It is celebrated on the full moon of May, remembering the birth, enlightenment and physical passing of Gautam Buddha.

The Buddhist Festival 2025 Calendar is calculated by adding 543 to the Gregorian year as it is believed the birth year of Gautam Buddha was that old. Then, a “BE ( Buddhist Era)” word is added to the resulting year.

Different Buddhist communities mark different New Year with respect to Gautam Budha’s life. There is Mahayana New Year, Chinese Year and Theravada New Year in Buddhism. To know more, read the Buddhist calendar 2025 India and abroad.