1) Buddhist festival
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The Uposatha (Upavasatha) is Buddhist day of observance, in existence from the Buddha`s time (500 BCE), and still being kept today in Buddhist countries. The Buddha taught that the Uposatha day is for `the cleansing of the defiled mind,` resulting in inner calm and joy. On this day, lay disciples and monks intensify their practice, deepen their......
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Observance day, corresponding to the phases of the moon, on which Buddhist lay people gather to listen to the Dhamma and to observe special precepts. On the new-moon and full-moon uposatha days monks assemble to recite the Pātimokkha rules.
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fortnightly meetings of the Buddhist monastic assembly, at the times of the full moon and the new moon, to reaffirm the rules of discipline. The ... [3 related articles]
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Theravada Buddhist holy day that occurs on every full and dark moon. The Buddhist laity may adopt the
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Theravada Buddhist holy day that occurs on every full and dark moon. The Buddhist laity may adopt the Ten Moral Precepts for the day and people will visit their nearest monastery. Ordained Buddhists will confess privately to any breaking of the rules of the
Vinaya-pitaka, which governs the running of a monastery
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