Complete Tibetan Calendar 2010

COMPLETE TIBETAN CALENDAR 2010 Iron Tiger Year illustrated by HH 17th Karmapa, by Nitartha International and Nalandabodhi This terrific full-color calendar forecasts how the general daily astrological energy connects with personal activities, and notes special practice and lunar days, Buddhist holidays and anniversaries, days not to raise prayer flags, and more. For each western date the corresponding Tibetan dates are given, according to both the Phukluk and the Karma Kaygyu Tsurluk systems. The extraordinarily beautiful illustrations are original artwork depicting the sixteen Arhats by His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje. The Arhats epitomize the idea and ideal of individual liberation. Interestingly, the 10th Karmapa is said to have painted this same subject. The calendar is published through the efforts of Nitartha International and Nalandabodhi, non-profit organizations which support the preservation of endangered Tibetan cultural traditions. Purchase of the calendar supports the important Tibetan cultural tradition of calendar computation and astrological forecasting, which continues to be used in Tibetan communities around the world. His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, one of the major Tibetan Buddhist schools. The Karmapas are Tibet's great wisdom teachers, and the oldest lineage in Tibetan Buddhism. The 17th Karmapa's dramatic escape from China in 1999 and his current mission to be of benefit to people of all cultures have propelled him onto the world stage. In 2008, he made his historic first visit to America. The 17th Karmapa currently resides at Gyuto Tantric Monastery, near Dharamsala, India.