uposatha

On the quarter (uposatha) days of each month, the Buddhist laity had special dis­ciplines to replace the fasting and abstinence of the old Vedic upavasatha, which, in practice, made them live like novices to the Sangha for twenty-four hours: they abstained from sex, did not watch entertainments, dressed soberly, and ate no solid food until midday.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

On the eve of the uposatha, brahmins and ordinary householders alike would fast, abstain from sex and work, and keep night vigil at the hearth.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

Merchants were constantly on the road and could not keep the fires burning, nor could they observe the uposatha days.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

In each month there are six fasts, including the two uposatha days.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

Thus, as the author remarks, uposatha is a weekly festival; and there is an approach to a true seven-day week.

Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877

The Sinhala term poya is derived from the Pali and Sanskrit form uposatha (from upa + vas: to fast) primarily signifying "fast day."

Kottu 2009

[the bimonthly purification of transgressions (sojong) (gso-sbyong, Skt. poshadha, Pali: uposatha), the installation of the summer retreat (dbyar-sbyor, Skt. varshopanayika, Pali: vassopanayika), and the parting from the restrictions of the summer retreat (dgag-dbye, Skt. pravarana, Pali: pavarana)].

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Four: Day Three and Final Comments by His Holiness 2007

“quarter” (uposatha) days of each lunar month, special offer­ings were made to the sacred fire.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

Few biblical ideals have become so thoroughly universalized as the Sabbath, which was either adapted or reinvented by cultures all over the world: from Christianity, which established Sunday as the “Lord’s day,” to Buddhism, which created the weekly uposatha for the “cleansing of the defiled mind.”

The Ten Commandments David Hazony 2010

The bhikkhu sangha ordained Mahapajapati as a bhikkhuni during Buddha’s lifetime, but the full list of bhikkhuni vows, the bhikkhuni bimonthly ceremony for the purification of transgressions (gso-sbyong, Skt. poshadha, Pali: uposatha), and the full ritual for bhikkhuni ordination developed almost a hundred years later, toward the end of King Ashoka’s reign.

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part Two: Day One 2006