Tomorrow would be born 2026 !!

 

Year 2025 is drawing to a close and tomorrow 2026 would be born.  Everywhere in social media, we would see people wishing ‘Happy New Year’ !

 

While wishing our fellow brethren is nothing wrong, perhaps we should be celebrating Tamil New year and not tomorrow.  The Gregorian calendar, and its Jan. 1 start date, has its origins in ancient Rome. The goal of many early Roman calendars was to find a way to align lunar cycles, solar years and seasons, as several religious festivals and holidays revolved around the equinoxes and moon phases.  

2026-ஆம் ஆண்டில், தமிழ்ப் புத்தாண்டு ஏப்ரல் 14, செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை அன்று பிறக்கிறது.  விசுவாவசு வருஷம் முடிந்து -  'பராபவ' ஆண்டு பிறக்கிறது.  

This “Parabhava”  is not to be confused with the Parabhava Sutta.  The Parabhava Sutta (Discourse on Downfall) is a fundamental Buddhist scripture found in the Sutta Nipata. It serves as a counter-discourse to the Maha Mangala Sutta (Discourse on Blessings), focusing on the behaviors that lead to a person's moral, social, and spiritual decline.  According to the Buddha's response to a deity's inquiry,  hating dhamma, associating with wicked, laziness, anger, deceiving holy persons,  selfishness with Wealth, unreasonable ambition are among those that would cause difficulty.  The sutta emphasizes that a person's "downfall" is not a matter of fate but a result of their own actions and character.   

So another day, another month, another year by count !! – things would be as normal as they have been.

 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
31.12.2025