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	Uposatha Observance Days
		Uposatha days are times of renewed dedication to Dhamma practice, observed by lay followers and monastics throughout the world of Theravada Buddhism.
		The calendar of Uposatha days is calculated using a complex traditional formula that is loosely based on the lunar calendar, with the result that the dates do not always coincide with the actual astronomical dates.
		Muluposatha Sutta (AN 3.70) — Discourse on the Roots of the Uposatha
	www.accesstoinsight.org /ptf/dhamma/sila/uposatha.html (663 words)

	Discussion Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Anguttara Nikaya VIII.41 - Uposatha Sutta - The Uposatha Observance
		This is the seventh factor of the Uposatha.
		This is the eighth factor of the Uposatha.
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	Uposatha Sila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Uposatha is comprised of eight factors which the Ariyan disciple observes, the observation of which brings glorious and radiant fruit and benefit.
		The times for keeping the pati-jagara-uposatha are the five days of the waxing moon, i.e., the 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and the 13th, and the six days of the waning moon: the 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 12th or 13th.
		The commentary to the Raja Sutta explains that the pati-harika-pakkha-uposatha is the Uposatha that is observed continuously throughout the three months of the rains.
	www.geocities.com /ekchew.geo/uposatha.html (6974 words)

	Uposatha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Uposatha is also the name of a tribe of elephants, the ninth in a series of ten tribes, of ascending importance (DA.ii.573; UdA.403).
		In the Milindapañha (p.282), the king of the Uposatha elephants is described as being gentle and handsome, eight cubits in height and nine in girth and length, chewing signs of rut in three places on his body, all white, sevenfold-firm.
		When Samvara ascended the throne, his brothers protested and laid siege to his city; but Uposatha, having discovered by means of questions put to Samvara, that he was in character by far the best suited for kingship, persuaded the others to renounce their claims to the throne.
	www.palikanon.com /english/pali_names/u/uposatha.htm (311 words)

	Uposatha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Uposatha days are times of renewed dedication to Dhamma practice, observed by both lay people and monastics throughout the world of Theravada Buddhism.
		Lay people observe the eight precepts on Uposatha days, as a support for meditation practice and as a way to re-energize commitment to the Dhamma.
		Whenever possible, lay people use these days as an opportunity to visit the local monastery, in order to make special offerings to the Sangha, to listen to Dhamma, and to practice meditation with Dhamma companions late into the night.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uposatha (163 words)

	Uposatha Suttā (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Uposatha Suttā.-Suttas dealing with questions asked by monks of the Buddha as to why certain Nāgas (egg-born, womb-born, moisture-born and born without parents) should keep the fast day, divesting themselves of their Nāga forms!
		Uposatha Sutta.-One Uposatha-day, the Buddha, surrounded by the company of monks, was seated in the Migāramātu-pāsāda, in Sāvatthi.
		The Buddha explains to her that there are various ways of observing the sabbath; these he describes as the herdsman's sabbath, the sabbath of the naked ascetics and the sabbath of the Ariyans.
	what-buddha-said.net /library/DPPN/u/uposatha_s.htm (248 words)

	Uposatha Sila
		But according to the commentaries, we are told that if it is the morning of the Uposatha day one should ask for the precepts from a Bhikkhu or Bhikkhuní.
		They may refrain from killing their own mothers, fathers, relatives, friends or certain animals which are dear to them, but they do not refrain when it comes to other beings.
		The Uposatha which was laid down by the Buddha and consists of the eight síla has been determined by me -- I will keep it well for one full day and night.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /uposatha_sila.htm (6967 words)

	Uposatha Sila
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		The Uposatha which was laid down by the Buddha and consists of the eight sila has been determined by me — I will keep it well for one full day and night.
		Uposatha — (1) Observance; the observance of the Eight Precepts.
	www.accesstoinsight.org /lib/authors/nanavara/uposatha.html (7069 words)

	AN III.71: Muluposatha Sutta
		I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying in Savatthi at the Eastern Monastery, the palace of Migara's mother.
		When this Uposatha of a cowherd is undertaken, it is not of great fruit or great benefit, not of great glory or great radiance.
		When this Uposatha of the Jains is undertaken, it is not of great fruit or great benefit, not of great glory or great radiance.
	www.cambodianbuddhist.org /english/website/canon/anguttara/an03-071.html (2557 words)

	A Look Around the Wat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Uposatha or 'Bot' in Thai, is a building where the ritual observances of the Buddhist calendar are held.
		Inside the Uposatha one is immediately impressed with the beauty of Lord Buddha's shrine "Phra Buddha-rupa" and the wall murals, "Jitrakam Fa-panang", of the "Life of the Buddha"on the upper walls above the windows, and the paintings of "Tosachat", the Buddha's last ten lives before taking birth as Prince Siddhartha, later to become the Buddha.
		The edifices in front of the Uposatha Hall are of yakkha giants which were regarded in the legends of the time of Lord Buddha as tutelary or guardian demons of the devas.
	www.watflorida.org /interestingthings.htm (504 words)

	Dharma Jewel: Ten Recollections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When this Uposatha of a cowherd is undertaken, it is not of great fruit or great benefit, not of great glory or radiance.
		When this Uposatha of the Jains is undertaken, it is not of great fruit or great benefit, not of great glory or radiance.
		When this Uposatha of the Noble Ones is undertaken, it is of great fruit and great benefit, of great glory and radiance.
	www.thab.us /_jewel/_arc/tenrecollections.htm (9621 words)

	LAY BUDDHIST PRACTICE The Shrine Room, Uposatha Day, Rains Residence by Bhikkhu Khantipalo
		But it has a long history before Buddhist times as it was the custom of the brahmins who performed the Vedic rites and sacrifices to go to the sacred place away from their homes and families and purify themselves by leading a secluded life for a day and night, returning after the rites were finished.
		Similarly with the Uposatha days, the importance of which are underlined by a number of discourses on the subject in the Anguttara-nikaya, the Book of the Eights (see the Appendix).
		If all the warrior-nobles, brahmins, merchants and laborers were to enter on the uposatha undertaken with its eight practices, it would be for their benefit and happiness for many a day.
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	Untitled
		This electronic edition is made possible through the kind generosity of the translator and The Office of the Secretary of the Supreme Patriarch.
		3.ariya-uposatha -- Uposatha as kept by upasakas and upasikas, being special due to the terms of practice, is called ariya-uposatha.
		Uposatha -- 1.Observance; the observance of the Eight Precepts.
	www.mandala.hr /3/uposat.html (7053 words)

	Uposatha
		This is the practice in brief, of "entering to stay at" (uposatha) a monastery in Asia.
		The occasion was this: The Blessed One was living at Rajagaha on the Vulture-Peak Rock, and at that time Wanderers of other sects were in the habit of meeting together on the Half Moons of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth and the Quarter Moon of the Eighth and preaching about Dhamma.
		He made this the occasion for a discourse on the Dhamma, and he addressed the bhikkhus thus: "Bhikkhus, when there is a meeting on the Half Moons of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth and the Quarter Moon of the Eighth, I allow preaching of the Dhamma.
	www.vipassana.com /resources/uposatha.php (3563 words)

	Uposatha Observance (Sabbath) Days in 1999 / 1999upok.htm
		are the specially assigned days of the month on which the Buddhists observe the Uposatha (eight) precepts and the members of the Order to recite patimokkha.
		In the Teaching of the Buddha, the days for observance of the eight precepts are called uposatha divasa or uposatha days.
		The members of the Order observe uposatha on the fifteenth day of the waxing half of the month, as well as on the new moon days which fall alternately on the fourteenth and the fifteenth of the waning half of the month.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /buddhism/2002upok.htm (132 words)

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		For lay people, Uposatha days are often days for observing the eight precepts, as a way of re-energizing commitment to Dhamma practice.
		Where possible, lay people will use these days as a time to visit the local monastery, in order to make special offerings to the Sangha, to listen to Dhamma, and to practice meditation with Dhamma companions late into the night.
		Uposatha calendars of other sects (e.g., Sri Lankan) do not necessarily coincide with this one.
	departments.colgate.edu /greatreligions/pages/buddhanet/theravada/uposatha.txt (465 words)

	AN VIII.43: Visakhuposatha Sutta
		Now here a certain woman or man, having entered on the Uposatha undertaken with the eight practices, at the break up of the body, after death, may arise to fellowship with the Paranimmitavasavatti devas -- such a thing indeed is known, Visakha.
		If all the warrior-nobles, brahmans, merchants and laborers were to enter on the uposatha undertaken with its eight practices, it would be for their benefit and happiness for many a day.
		If this world with its devas, maras and brahmas, this generation with its samanas and brahmans, together with its rulers and mankind were to enter on the uposatha undertaken with its eight practices, it would be for their benefit and happiness for many a day.
	www.worldebooklibrary.com /eBooks/WorldeBookLibrary.com/canon/anguttara/an08-043.html (1542 words)

	Vinaya Texts, Part I (SBE 13) - Mahâvagga - Second Khandaka
		I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that on the day of Uposatha he who declares his pârisuddhi is to declare his consent (to official acts to be performed eventually) also, for (both declarations) are required for the Samgha (and for the validity of its acts).
		O Bhikkhus, to go on the day of Uposatha from a residence in which Bhikkhus are, to a non-residence in which no Bhikkhus are, except, andc.
		1 Uposatha-pamukha (literally, that which has the Uposatha at its head, or, that which is situated in front of the Uposatha) evidently means the place around the uposathâgâra, in which the Pâtimokkha recitation may be heard as well as in the uposathâgâra itself.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/sbe13/sbe1313.htm (12134 words)

	THE ESSENTIAL PRACTICE Dhamma Discourses of Venerable Webu Sayadaw Part 2 Translated from
		On Uposatha days Buddhists traditionally observe the eight precepts and go to the monasteries for meditation and to listen to religious discourses.
		On the full-moon and new-moon Uposathas the monks assemble to recite the Patimokkha, the code of monastic rules, and to attend to other matters of the Order.
		And when day came, they were still not satisfied and said, "In the long cycle of birth and death we have been doing all those other things for a long time, but not this." And they continued their work without wavering.
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	Observing Uposatha Day
		Introduction: Buddha explains the benefits that one could accrue from observing the Uposatha day by observing the eight precepts (by Laity) and cleansing the mind by recollecting on:
		This was the reason why people in Theravada countries will made it a rule to go to the Monastery to observe this Uposatha day, Laity will observe eight precepts.
		Today I too, for this day and night -- observing celibacy -- live a celibate life, aloof, refraining from the sexual act that is the villager's way.
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	Uposatha Meditation Retreat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Since the arrival of the meditation cottages, this retreat was the first one to be made at the Vihara.
		Despite the fact that at the time I was suffering from a bad head cold, I count the retreat among one of the best experiences of my life.
		Having now experienced the Uposatha observance for myself, I still look forward to a time when many people, both Burmese and non-Burmese alike, will come together at Sitagu Vihara for these observances.
	www.sitagu.org /dhamma/upo_retreat.html (504 words)

	The Uposatha And Patimokkha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A fault, if there be one, should be confessed by the bhikkhu who remembers it and desires to be cleansed, for a fault, when confessed, shall be light on him.
		If the Sangha is ready, let the Sangha hold the Uposatha service and recite the Patimokkha.
		As a single person who has been asked a question answers it, so also, if before an assembly like this a question is solemnly proclaimed three times, an answer is expected: if a bhikkhu, after a threefold proclamation, does not confess an existing offense which he remembers, he commits an intentional falsehood.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/btg/btg36.htm (477 words)

	Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermraj
		The Uposatha Hall is 8 meters wide and 22 meters long.
		This 56-inch-wide Buddha image in the meditation style was cast on October 23, 1997 at Wat Thai Kusinara Chalermraj
		The Buddha image was enshrined on the pedestal inside the Uposatha Hall on December 31st, 1997.
	www.watthaikusinara.org /buddhavasa.htm (432 words)

	untitled.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Uposatha undertaken with the eight practices, at the break-up of the body,
		uposatha taught by the Buddha gone to dukkha's end.
		on the uposatha undertaken with its eight practices it would be for their
	faculty.smu.edu /jclam/eastern_religions/lay.html (16257 words)

	Culture Course Vol - IV - Uposatha ( Page 1 ) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The followers of the Buddha are known as the Buddhists.
		You might have seen some of these monks.
		These monks fast, and also read and preach the teachings of the Buddha and meditate on them on these Uposatha days.
	www.hindubooks.org /culture_course/book4/Uposatha/page1.htm (77 words)

	E-sangha, Buddhist Forum and Buddhism Forum -> Vajrayana And Uposatha
		Does Vajrayana have anything similar to the Theravada Uposatha observance, or do Vajrayana practitioners ever observe Uposatha?
		Yes, in general Mahayana has Posadha as well.
		In order to do Posadha, you must first receive the fast day vows from someone who has them, but afterwards you may take them on your own.
	www.lioncity.net /buddhism/index.php?act=findpost&pid=155005 (416 words)

	The Ten Commandments: The Fourth Commandment
		In the Vishnu Purana, it is said that one who attends to secular affairs on the days of the full moon goes to the Rudhirandha hell, whose wells are filled with blood.
		Even the Buddhists have their Sabbath, or Uposatha, which occurs four times in the month, namely, on the day of the full moon and on the two days which are eighth from the new moon.
		In Ashanti and the neighboring districts, where people reckon time by the moon, there is a weekly "fetish day" or Sabbath, which seems to be of native origin.
	www.positiveatheism.org /hist/lewis/lewten41.htm (7217 words)

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