(English Buddhist Monk) Second full moon uposatha (Buddhist "sabbath, Pagan-Wiccan "esbat," lunar observance): Best practice for lay Buddhists to develop (cultivate) equanimity
- Uposatha: HISTORY: The word uposatha ("observance") derives from the Muluposatha Sutta (AN 3.70), in which a laywoman named Visakha (Migāramāta, the "Mother of Migara"), visits the Buddha and says she is observing the uposatha day. The Buddha replies that there are different uposatha days, then proceeds to tell her the best version of the day, which he calls the "Uposatha of the Noble Disciples." More
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