Saturday, May 18, 2013

ARTICLE FROM THE EDITOR: Observing the Uposatha


“So whoever — man or woman — is endowed with the virtues of the eight-factored Uposatha, having done meritorious deeds, productive of bliss, beyond reproach, goes to the heavenly state.”
Muluposatha Sutta: The Roots of the Uposatha, AN 3.70.

Uposatha is a day of observance for both monastic and lay Buddhist communities around the world. This time-honoured tradition has been maintained since the time of Gautama Buddha and continues to be practiced as the Enlightened One intended.


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