吉祥萨迦月｜Auspicious month of Saga

藏历四月初一至三十（2019.6.4--7.2）为萨迦月，又名萨噶月，萨嘎月，意译为氐宿月，即指二十八宿之氐宿出现之月份，是指藏历的每年四月份，是一年中最神圣的月份，也称为吉祥月。

对于圣者来说，没有好坏高低之分，日日是好日，但那是因为圣者已证得无二之境界，但对于对尚未获得成就的人来说，佛陀与诸大菩萨愿力加持的殊胜日以及外在日月星辰的变化对修行人气脉的影响是真实无虚的。因我们与外境不二，是故外在日月星辰的变化会直接影响我们自身。因此在萨迦月期间行持任何善法，功德都会呈亿倍增长。

萨迦月是清净业障、积累福德智慧资粮的绝佳时机。在这些佛陀加持的特殊时间段内应当礼敬诸佛，广修供养，忏悔业障，请转法轮。故请各位道友把握良机，在殊胜的萨迦月积资净障，增上功德！

嘉样堪布

The first to the thirtieth day of the fourth month in the Tibetan calendar is the saga month (2019.6.4--7.2), also known as the Saga Dawa. Liberal translation of Saga month is Di Su month, in which Di Su (one of the Twenty-eight constellations)  appears, the fourth month of the year in the Tibetan calendar, the most holy month of the year, also known as the auspicious month.

For the saints, there is no distinction between good and bad, superior and inferior, every day is a good day, thus because the saint has achieved the state of non-duality. But for those people who have not yet achieved it, the effect on nadi tsa of the practising person really exits by means of supreme day with blessing of Buddha and all great Bodhisattvas, as well as the changes in the external hosts of heaven (or the moon and the stars). Because we are in harmony with the outside world, the change of external sun, moon and stars will directly affect us. Therefore merits of doing any virtues is magnified by one hundred million times in the period of Saga month.

The month of Saga is the perfect time to eradicate karmic obstacles and accumulate wisdom and virtue. During these special periods of Buddha's blessings, we should make obeisance to all Buddhas, proffer abundant oblations, penitence over misdeeds and evil doings, entreat Buddha to perpetuate Dharma-cakra. So fellow practitioners (or disciples) please take this opportunity to accumulate merits and eradicate hindrances of evil karma in the supreme month of saga!

Khenpo Jamyang