Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan
Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche in Bhutan is held on June 6. It is on the 10th day of the 5th lunar month. This event in the first decade of the month June is annual. 
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Buddhism was first introduced into Bhutan by the Indian Tantric master Guru Padmasambhava in the 8th century. Since that moment Buddhism has taken hold of this tiny country and has shaped its development. Other two founders were Acharya Shanta Rakshita and prevalent King Thisong Deotsen.
Padmasambhava, also called Guru Rimpoche, Tibetan Slob-dpon (“Teacher”), or Padma 'Byung-gnas (“Lotus Born”), legendary Indian Buddhist mystic who introduced Tantric Buddhism to Tibet and who is credited with establishing the first Buddhist monastery there.
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Coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck in Bhutan on June 2
Social Forestry Day in Bhutan on June 2 (also coronation of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck);
Buddha's First Sermon in Bhutan on June 29 (The day is celebrated according to the Buddhist Calendar, on the fourth day of the sixth month);
Bhutan Independence Day on August 8 (from India, since 1949);
Blessed Rainy Day in Bhutan on September 23 (a holiday marks the end of the monsoon season in the country. On this day, all natural water resources in the state are considered sanctified);
Dashain on September 23 (is celebrated by the Buddhist, Hindus and Kirats of Nepal and the ethnic Nepali speaking Indian Gorkhas of Darjeeling hills, Sikkim, Dehradun, Kumaun & Gadwal and other North-Eastern states of India and among the Lhotshampa of Bhutan and the Burmese Gurkhas of Myanmar);
Thimphu Drubchen in Bhutan on September 27 (is precedes the popular three-day Thimphu Tshechu festival. The Drubchen showcases the sacred dances dedicated to the protecting deity of Bhutan)