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'''Lha Bab Düchen''' (''lha babs dus chen'') 'Festival of the Descent from Heaven' - One of the four major buddhist holidays. It occurs in the ninth Tibetan month. Buddha’s mother [[Mayadevi]] was reborn in Indra’s heaven. To repay her kindness and to liberate her, and also to benefit the gods, Buddha spent three months teachings in the realm of the gods.
[[Image:Lha Bab.JPG|frame|Buddha's descent from heaven]]
'''Lha Bab Düchen''' ([[Wyl.]] ''lha babs dus chen''), the 'Festival of the Descent from Heaven' — one of the [[four major Buddhist holidays]]. It occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan month. [[Buddha]]’s mother [[Mayadevi]] was reborn in [[Indra]]’s heaven. To repay her kindness and to liberate her, and also to benefit the [[gods]], Buddha spent three months teachings in the realm of the gods. When he was about to return to this world, [[Indra]] and [[Brahma]] manifested three stairs of 80,000 [[yojana]]s each reaching this world in Sankisa. As the Buddha walked down the central one, they accompanied him to his left and right carrying umbrellas to honour him. He descended to earth in [[Sankisa]], which is located in modern Uttar Pradesh, and which is counted among the [[eight holy places]].
 
==External Links==
*{{LH|topics/buddha-prayers/|''Buddha Śākyamuni Prayers & Practices'' on Lotsawa House}}


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Buddha's descent from heaven

Lha Bab Düchen (Wyl. lha babs dus chen), the 'Festival of the Descent from Heaven' — one of the four major Buddhist holidays. It occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth Tibetan month. Buddha’s mother Mayadevi was reborn in Indra’s heaven. To repay her kindness and to liberate her, and also to benefit the gods, Buddha spent three months teachings in the realm of the gods. When he was about to return to this world, Indra and Brahma manifested three stairs of 80,000 yojanas each reaching this world in Sankisa. As the Buddha walked down the central one, they accompanied him to his left and right carrying umbrellas to honour him. He descended to earth in Sankisa, which is located in modern Uttar Pradesh, and which is counted among the eight holy places.

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