Zamling Chisang (Universal Prayer Day) · Zamling Chisang

Culture of origin: Buddhist · Cultural

Holiday sources: Buddhism

Zamling Chisang (also Dzamling Chisang), Universal Prayer Day, falls on the fifteenth day of the fifth Tibetan month and is a time of spiritual cleansing. In central Tibet people climb the local mountains to burn incense and hang prayer flags. It is one of the official holidays of the Tibetan administration in exile.