The name of the Elephant Treasure of the Cakkavatti Mahāsudassana. He was “all white, sevenfold firm (sattappatiṭṭha), wonderful in power, flying through the sky.”. DN.ii.174 MN.iii.173f.

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1. (for non-buddhists) a fastday, a day of purification; (for Buddhists) a day on which lay-followers undertake to observe eight abstinence and on which they listen to teaching on the dhamma (usuall …

…the eight sīlas is called uposathaṃ samādiyati (see sīlaṃ & samādiyati); uposatha-sīla observance of the Up. (Vv-a.71) The Up. day or…

…to the Buddha at Jetavana. The Buddha then preached to her on the uposatha and the advantages of keeping the fast.

…or the oldest of the Uposatha-kula. Next the Horse, Assaratana, named Valāhaka, all white with crow black head, and dark mane, able to fly…

…his intention of holding an uposatha meeting without the Buddha, and, having persuaded five hundred newly ordained monks from Vesāli to join him,…

…in mind, loose of speech and heedless. He appeared before them on an uposatha day and reminded them of their duties. SN.i.61f.

…of monks for the holding of uposatha, he himself being pure. The Buddha read his thoughts, appeared before him, and urged upon him the necessity of…

…whether he need attend the uposatha ceremonies, since he himself was pure. The Buddha appeared before him, telling him to go. He sent for him and…

…king who observed the uposatha, together with his people. When a grey hair appeared on his head he went forth to develop the divine…

…of how she was formerly attached to the idea of performing rites on the uposatha days aspiring for heavenly rebirth. Thig.31–32

…the day they had taken the uposatha-vows. The conversation that took place between Oṭṭhaddha and the Buddha is recorded in the Mahāli Sutta….

…respective districts on uposatha days, the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month. Each section of the rules is recited and, at the end of…

…to visit the Buddha on an uposatha day. Hemavata then asked the Buddha a series of questions. Snp.176–205

Sātāgira is mentioned in the…

…disciples, who observed the uposatha of the eight precepts.

Uttarā⁵

A little yakkhinī, sister of Punabbasu. For her story see…

…on the keeping of the uposatha, AN.i.205ff. AN.iv.255 the discourse of the eight qualities which win for women power in this world and…

not an uposatha day

every uposatha day.

…lunar fortnight) 2. (mfn.) on the 14th day (of a lunar fortnight); (m.) the uposatha observance on the fourteenth day (of a lunar fortnight)

an act of purification in the presence of the gods.

lives in a state of abstinence, observes (a fast or (the duties of) an uposatha day).

who has observed the uposatha day

an area in front of the uposatha hall (from where the uposatha ceremony can be heard)

hall for the uposatha ceremony (of the saṅgha)

the (formal) act (of the saṅgha) on an uposatha day

hall for the uposatha ceremony (of the saṅgha)

hall for the uposatha ceremony (of the saṅgha)

questioning about the (day of the) uposatha ceremony

one of the eight abstinence (observed by the lay-followers on an uposatha day)

1. (a meal) connected with the uposatha day.
2. fasting; observing the uposatha abstinence; keeping the uposatha day.

observance of the duties of the uposatha day

residence practice (the practice of several residences holding separate uposathas within the same boundary)

not to disturb, shake or break (fig.) Ja.v.173 (uposathaṃ).

a + paṭikopeti

…noble Ja.v.87

• -uposatha the ideal feast day (as one of 3) AN.i.205 sq., AN.i.212
• -kanta…

…(see above B 2); of the uposatha (as in prec. aṭṭhang’ uposatha) Snp.401; of the “Eightfold Noble Path” *(ariyo…

…the Buddha practice of the uposatha abstinence AN.i.207. -kappa like Brahmā Thag.909. -kāya divine body…

…the Buddha practice of the uposatha abstinence AN.i.207. -kappa like Brahmā Thag.909. -kāya divine body…

…Ja.ii.192; Ja.vi.169 (uposatha, cp. aṭṭhanga) Dpvs.i.6; Sdhp.64; -(r)aṅgika = prec. Dhs.147, Dhs.157, Dhs.397 Kp-a.85; Sdhp.58;…

…as indriya-damena uposatha-kammena), DN.iii.147, DN.iii.229; SN.i.4, SN.i.29, SN.i.168 = Snp.463 (saccena danto damasā upeto);…

…AN.i.211; Vism.197.

• -uposatha a day of devotion to the gods AN.i.211;
• -paribhoga fit to be…

Dhamma¹

masculine & rarely neuter constitution etc.

A. Definitions by Commentators

Bdhgh gives a fourfold meaning of the word dhamma (at DN-a.i.99; Dhp-a.i.22), viz. 1 guṇe ( …

…atināmeti); Ja.iii.52 (uposatha˚); Pv-a.31 (yāva sattadivasā a week long), Pv-a.74 (sattamo divaso) Usually in oblique cases adverbially,…

…SN.iv.181; AN.i.205 (-˚uposatha); Mil.18, Mil.48; Vism.279 (in comparison); Dhp-a.iii.59; -pitā “father (protector of the cows” =…

…virtue, consisting of dāna, uposathakamma & dasakusalakammapathā Ja.iii.342;

• -paṭibhāṇa of happy retort, of…

…the cloak Vv-a.250; uposatha˚ observing the Sabbath Vb.422; nava˚; making new renovating, repairing, patching Vin.ii.119, Vin.ii.159…

…(˚bheri, the drum announcing this order); Ja.iv.115; Ja.vi.346 (uposatha˚).

lit. mā ghāta “kill not”

…night (esp the eve of the uposatha) Vin.i.288 (ratti); Vin.ii.236 (id.)

• -rāga pleasure & lust, passionate delight…

…AN.i.205 sq. (˚uposatha), cp. AN.i.220; AN.ii.196 (˚sāvaka); AN.iii.276, AN.iii.383; AN.v.150 (dasahi asaddhammehi samannāgata);…

to shake, disturb, break (fig.) Ja.v.173 (uposathaṃ).

paṭi + kopeti

…Vism.292 (puṇṇa-m-uposatha = puṇṇa-māuposatha), Vism.418 (Phagguṇa-puṇṇama-divase); Vv-a.66 (āsāḷhi p.); Pv-a.137…

…as they were recited on Uposatha days for the purpose of confession. See Geiger, P. Lit. c. 7, where literature is given; & cp.; Vin. Texts…

…so that he should keep the secret); Pv-a.7. 2. observance keeping Vv-a.71 (uposatha-sīla˚); Pv-a.102 (sīla˚), Pv-a.210…

…Pv-a.66 (sīlaṃ rakkhatha uposathaṃ karotha). 3. to keep (a) secret, to put away, to guard against (i.e. to keep away from Snp.702…

…the elephant (hatthi, called Uposatha) DN.ii.174, DN.ii.187, DN.ii.197; the horse (assa, Valāhaka) ibid.; the gem (maṇi) DN.ii.175, DN.ii.187;…

to remove, to abolish Vin.i.110; DN.i.135 sq. (˚hanissati); DN.ii.91 = SN.v.432; MN.i.47 MN.ii.193; SN.v.76; Ja.i.374 = Snp.360; Snp.14, Snp.369, Snp.1076 sikkhāpadaṃ Vin.iii.23; DN.ii.154; uposathāgā …

…are called aṭṭhaṅgika uposatha (see sīla 2b) e.g. Mhvs.37, Mhvs.202
■ diyaḍḍha-sikkhāpada-sata the 150…

…(aṭṭhanga˚ i.e. uposatha). -samāraddha thoroughly undertaken DN.ii.103; SN.ii.264 sq.; Dhp.293;…

…uposatha* (or aṭṭhaṅgika u. “the fast-day with its 8 constituents.” They are discussed in detail at…

…as tam-ah-uposathe, uposatha-divase ti at Snp-a.502); tadahe on the same day Pv-a.46; tadahū (id.) Ja.v.215 (= tasmiṃ…

…holy day); only in phrase uposathaṃ upavasati to observe the fast day SN.i.208; AN.i.142, AN.i.144, AN.i.205; Snp.402 (ger upavassa);…

celebrated, kept (of a fastday) AN.i.211 (uposatha); Snp.403 (uposatha). Cp. uposatha.

pp. of upavasati

…uposatha*; used extensively in BSk. in meaning of uposatha, e.g. at Avs.i.338, Avs.i.339; Divy.398 in phrase…

…Dhp-a.i.15 Dhp-a.i.205 (˚uposathakamma); Dhp-a.ii.85; Kp-a.239 (˚gāthā); Snp-a.298; Vv-a.38, Vv-a.61, Vv-a.120; Pv-a.209,…

…belonging to the Uposatha in phrase anuposathikaṃ (adv.) on every U., i.e. every fortnight Vin.iv.315. 2. observing the Sabbath…

…-uposatha celebration (of the uposatha) in groups “incomplete congregation” (translation Oldenberg) Dpvs.7 36….

…Pv-a.78 (imper. vasatha). uposathaṃ vasaṃ (ppr.) keeping the Sunday Ja.vi.232 brahmacariyaṃ v. to live a chaste life MN.i.515 (cp. same…

Vatta¹

neuter

1. that which is done, which goes on or is customary, i.e. duty, service, custom, function Vin.ii.31; Snp.294, Snp.393 (gahaṭṭha˚) Vism.188 (cetiy’ angaṇa˚ etc.); Dhp-a.i.9 …

…separate Vin.ii.204 (˚uposatha etc.); Ja.i.490 (˚sangha-kammāni).

according to Trenckner, Notes 75 fr. ā + vinā “Sine quā non”,…

…the practice of (holding Uposatha in different residence (within the same boundary) Vin.ii.294, Vin.ii.300, Vin.ii.306 Dpvs.iv.47, cp….

…(pavāraṇaṃ); Vin.v.193 (uposathaṃ), Vin.v.196 (give advice); DN.i.120 (leaving out discarding); Dhp.40 (cittaṃ ṭh. make firm) Ja.i.62,…