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--- Den mån 2009-05-04 skrev Nina van Gorkom <vangorko@...>:

"Dear Yong Peng,
Thank you and also the best wishes to you for Vesak.
I am always glad to be reminded of full moon, the Dutch newspapers do
not indicate this, no calender."

I always use a calender with the moon fases indicated.

As calculated by professional astronomers, however, which may not always be the dates calculated by Sinhalese or Thai bhikkhus.

I am not clear about the reasons. Different time zones, of course; and modern astronomers make the day and night cycle begin at midnight, while according to traditional Buddhist ways it begins at dawn.

But midnight in Europe occurs more or less at the same time as dawn in South and South East Asia, so these two factors should really neutralize each other.

Or is the reason quite simply that bhikkhus are normally not professional astronomers?

Gunnar



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