Schedule at Drikung Thil                                               Like most major monasteries, Drikung Thil observes a very full monthly and yearly ritual calendar. These rituals are both for the benefit of the individual monks practising them as well as the larger community that supports the monastery. Other than monks who are in retreat (and there are many of these at Drikung Thil), all other monks are all expected to attend these practices. Most of them have also memorized the various liturgies that are used at these rituals. This actually means that quite a large body of texts are committed to memory by the monks; thus forming a common and shared body of knowledge, know-how and expertise within the monastery. Annual Schedule    First month 1st day - Day-long Offering to Guru (Lama Chöpa) practice 3rd day - Day-long Dharmapala puja & Raising of Windhorse 8th day - Recitation of the entire Kangyur (complete   collection of the words of the Buddha, 108 volumes)   commences and continues until completed (at least a week)   Fourth month 8th day - Cakrasamvara Drüpchen (a week) 18th day - Kabgyed Drüpchen (a week) 24th day - Display of smaller thangka 25th day - Anniversary of Kyobpa Rinpoché, display of great thangka 27th day - Cham-dance rehearsal 28th day - Cham-dance of New Translation (Sarma) deities 29th day - Cham-dance of Ancient Translation (Nyingma) deities Sixth month 4th day - Chökhor Düchen (commemorating the first turning of the Wheel of Dharma) Seventh month Week-long Kunrik Drüpchen Eighth month Week-long Achi Chökyi Drolma Kangwa       Ninth month 22nd day - Lhabab Düchen (commemorating the Descent of the Buddha) Eleventh month 1st day - Mani Drüpchen commences (continues for 45 days) Twelfth month 15th day - Mani Drüpchen ends Monthly Schedule             3rd day - Dharmapala puja 5th day - Kunrik practice 8th day - Cakrasamvara practice 10th day - Yangzab Shitro practice 14th day - Amitabha practice 15th day - Sojong & 16 Arhats puja 18th day - Aksobhya practice 19th day - Vajravarahi practice 24th day - Serkhangma puja 25th day - Extensive Lama Chöpa 29th day - Lineage prayers & recitation of biographies of Kyobpa                         Rinpoché 30th day - Sojong & 35 Buddhas Confessional practice Visit "Brief Timeline of Jikten Sumgön's Life" here.