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'''Chötrul Düchen''', also known as '''Chonga Choepa''' or the '''Butter Lamp Festival''', is one of the four [[Buddhist festival]]s commemorating four events in the life of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]], according to [[Tibetan culture|Tibetan traditions]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.namgyal.org/events/details.cfm?id=41 |title= Chötrul Düchen| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071008194101/http://www.namgyal.org/events/details.cfm?id=41 |archive-date=2007-10-08 | website= namgyal.org| publisher= [[Namgyal Monastery]]}}</ref> Chötrul Düchen closely follows [[Losar]], the Tibetan New Year. It takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month in the [[Tibetan calendar]] during the full moon (Bumgyur Dawa). The first fifteen days of the year celebrate the fifteen days during which the Buddha displayed miracles for his disciples so as to increase their devotion.<ref>{{cite web| publisher= RIGPA New York| url= http://www.rigpanyc.org/2012/03/04/chotrul-duchen/ |title= Celebration of Chotrul Düchen| date= 3 March 2012| access-date= 8 March 2012}}</ref> During Chötrul Düchen ("Great Day of Miraculous Manifestations"), it is believed that the effects of both positive and negative actions are multiplied ten million times.<br />
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To commemorate the occasion, Tibetans make lamps, traditionally of [[yak]] butter, called [[butter lamps]], in the shapes of flowers, trees, birds, and other auspicious symbols. They also create elaborate displays for the lamps in their homes and in public spaces, sometimes erecting structures as large as a building. All the lanterns are lit in celebration on the fifteenth day of the month.<ref>{{cite web| publisher= Tibet Discovery| url= http://www.tibetdiscovery.com/tibet-festivals/butter-lamp-festival/ |title= Butter Lamp Festival}}</ref><br />
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