Uposatha (observance day)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Uposatha_(observance_day)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:activity	gptkb:meditation observing precepts confession of faults listening to Dhamma talks
gptkbp:category	Buddhist festivals Buddhist rituals Buddhist holy days
gptkbp:etymology	gptkb:Pali_uposatha gptkb:Sanskrit_upavasatha
gptkbp:frequency	four times a lunar month
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Uposatha (observance day)
gptkbp:influencedBy	Vedic traditions
gptkbp:mentionedIn	gptkb:Sutta_Pitaka gptkb:Vinaya_Pitaka
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Moon lay Buddhists monks nuns new moon quarter moons
gptkbp:origin	time of the Buddha
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:Laos gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists Buddhist monastics other Buddhist countries
gptkbp:preceptsObserved	gptkb:Five_Precepts gptkb:Eight_Precepts gptkb:Ten_Precepts
gptkbp:purpose	renewal of commitment to Buddhist practice
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Buddhist_calendar gptkb:Patimokkha_recitation gptkb:Poya_(Sri_Lanka)
gptkbp:significance	spiritual cleansing community harmony renewal of vows
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5