Tibetan Buddhist liturgical calendar with key dates, seasonal business implications, and marketing/inventory planning triggers. Load this skill when planning marketing campaigns, scheduling promotions, building inventory forecasts, creating seasonal content, or answering customer questions about Buddhist holidays and observances.
Provide accurate dates for major Tibetan Buddhist observances and translate them into actionable business triggers for marketing, inventory, and content planning. This skill is the single source of truth for seasonal planning across all Tibetan Spirit agents.
The Tibetan calendar is lunisolar. Gregorian equivalents shift each year. Dates below are based on published Tibetan calendar conversions for the Iron Horse year (2083 in Tibetan reckoning).
| Date (2026) | Observance | Significance | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17 | Losar (Tibetan New Year) | New Year celebration. Iron Horse year begins. Major gifting season. | Confirmed |
| Feb 17 - Mar 1 | Losar period | 15-day celebration period following New Year | Confirmed |
| Mar 3 | Chotrul Duchen | Day of Miracles. First of four great Buddhist festivals. Marks the final day of Losar celebrations. Merit multiplied. | Approximate |
| May 16 - Jun 14 | Saga Dawa month | Holiest month in Tibetan Buddhism. The month of Shakyamuni Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana. Merit from practice and generosity is multiplied. | Approximate |
| May 31 | Saga Dawa Duchen | Full moon of Saga Dawa. The single most sacred day of the year. Birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the Buddha. | Approximate |
| Jul 14 | Chokor Duchen | Buddha's First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. Celebrates the first teaching (Four Noble Truths) at Sarnath. | Approximate |
| Nov 11 | Lhabab Duchen | Buddha's Descent from Heaven. Celebrates the Buddha's return from teaching his mother in the god realm. | Approximate |
Approximate dates: Dates marked "approximate" are based on standard Tibetan calendar calculations but may shift by 1-2 days depending on the specific calendar tradition followed. Cross-check with published Tibetan calendars (e.g., Tibetan calendar from Library of Tibetan Works and Archives) as the year progresses.
These four days are when merit from positive actions is believed to be multiplied 10 million times. They are the highest-priority dates for marketing and inventory planning:
For each major observance, the following timeline applies:
6 weeks before: Inventory check — ensure stock levels for seasonal items
4 weeks before: Marketing content creation — email campaigns, social posts, blog content
3 weeks before: Email campaign scheduled — first mention of upcoming observance
2 weeks before: Promotional pricing (if applicable) activated
1 week before: Reminder email — last chance for pre-holiday delivery
Day of: Social media post honoring the observance (educational, not sales-focused)
1 week after: Post-holiday content — continued practice relevance
| Season | High-Demand Products | Marketing Angle |
|---|---|---|
| Losar (Feb) | Prayer flags, incense, offering sets, khatas | New year blessings, fresh start for practice, hanging new prayer flags |
| Saga Dawa (May-Jun) | Malas, statues, thangkas, offering bowls | Deepening practice, generosity month, merit multiplication |
| Chokor Duchen (Jul) | Dharma books, malas, meditation cushions | Study, practice renewal, the Buddha's teaching |
| Lhabab Duchen (Nov) | Incense, prayer flags, statues | Devotion, gratitude, year-end practice |
| Western holidays (Nov-Dec) | All categories — gifting focus | Meaningful gifts for practitioners (not "Buddhist gifts for non-Buddhists") |
When creating marketing content around Buddhist observances:
When this skill is loaded for inventory planning:
IF observance is within 6 weeks:
Query inventory_extended for seasonal product categories
IF any SKU below reorder_trigger_qty:
Flag for immediate reorder (lead times are 2-8 weeks)
Escalate to operations-manager via WhatsApp (Bahasa Indonesia)
IF prayer flags below 20 units total:
ALERT — prayer flags are high-demand before Losar, Saga Dawa, and Lhabab Duchen
IF Losar is within 8 weeks:
Verify incense stock (Nado varieties especially)
Verify prayer flag stock (all sizes)
Verify offering set stock
This is the single highest-demand period — plan for 2x normal sales volume
All seasonal marketing campaigns, promotional pricing, and email sends require human approval before execution:
When queried for calendar information, return:
{
"query_type": "date_lookup | seasonal_planning | inventory_trigger | content_calendar",
"observance": "name of the observance",
"date_2026": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"confidence": "confirmed | approximate",
"business_actions": [
{
"action": "description of recommended action",
"owner": "ceo | operations-manager | warehouse-manager | system",
"deadline": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"priority": "high | medium | low"
}
],
"content_guidance": "brief note on appropriate tone/framing for this observance",
"inventory_flags": ["SKU or category alerts if applicable"]
}
agents/shared/brand-guidelines/SKILL.md for content tone, agents/shared/escalation-matrix/SKILL.md for approval routing