Uposatha

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation

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buddhist sabbathsabbath

Etymology

From Pali uposatha, from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha, “dwelling with [the gods], a fasting day, especially before a soma sacrifice”).

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