Uposatha, the Glossary
An Uposatha (Upavasatha) day is a Buddhist day of observance, in existence since the Buddha's time (600 BCE), and still being kept today by Buddhist practitioners.[1]
Table of Contents
90 relations: Access to Insight, Anussati, Arhat, Asalha Puja, Ashadha, Ashoka, Ashvin (month), Ashvini, Ānāpānasati Sutta, BBC, Bhikkhu, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Brahmacharya, Buddha's Birthday, Buddhism, Buddhism in Myanmar, Buddhist calendar, Buddhist devotion, Buddhist ethics, Buddhist meditation, Buddhist music, Buddhist texts, Cambridge University Press, Chinese calendar, Dāna, Deva (Buddhism), Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, Dhammapada, Dhammika Sutta, Eight precepts, Encyclopædia Britannica, First Full Moon Festival, Five precepts, Full moon, Gale (publisher), Gregorian calendar, Hindu calendar, Householder (Buddhism), Jyeshtha (month), Kṛttikā, Lhabab Duchen, List of Buddhist festivals, Lunar phase, Maṅgala Sutta, Magha (month), Mahasi Sayadaw, Mahayana, Mahinda (Buddhist monk), Majjhima Nikāya, Māgha Pūjā, ... Expand index (40 more) »
- Buddhist festivals
- Festivals in Asia
- Lunar observation
- Observances held on the first quarter moon
- Observances held on the new moon
- Observances set by the Burmese calendar
Access to Insight
Access to Insight is a Theravada Buddhist website providing access to many translated texts from the Tipitaka, and contemporary materials published by the Buddhist Publication Society and many teachers from the Thai Forest Tradition.
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Anussati
Anussati (Pāli; italic) means "recollection," "contemplation," "remembrance," "meditation", and "mindfulness".
Arhat
In Buddhism, an Arhat (Sanskrit: अर्हत्) or Arhant (Pali: अरहन्त्, 𑀅𑀭𑀳𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆) is one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana and liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.
Asalha Puja
Āsāḷha Pūjā (อาสาฬหบูชา) is a Theravada Buddhist festival which typically takes place in July, on the full moon of the Āsādha month. Uposatha and Asalha Puja are Buddhist holidays and observances set by the Burmese calendar.
Ashadha
Ashadha or Aashaadha or Adi (आसाढ़ Āsāṛh or आषाढ Āṣāḍh; আহাৰ ahar; ଆଷାଢ଼ Āṣāḍh; আষাঢ় Āṣāḍh; असार asār; અષાઢ) is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to June/July in the Gregorian calendar.
Ashoka
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (– 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha in the Indian subcontinent from until 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.
Ashvin (month)
Ashvin or Ashwin or Ashwan (আশ্বিন; आश्विन; ଆଶ୍ୱିନ; Malay/Indonesian: Aswin; Thai: Asawin), also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the solar Tamil calendar, where it is known as Aippasi, and the solar Indian national calendar.
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Ashvini
Ashvini (अश्विनी) is the first nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Hindu astronomy having a spread from 0°-0'-0" to 13°-20', corresponding to the head of Aries, including the stars β and γ Arietis.
Ānāpānasati Sutta
The Ānāpānasati Sutta (Pāli) or Ānāpānasmṛti Sūtra (Sanskrit), "Breath-Mindfulness Discourse," Majjhima Nikaya 118, is a discourse that details the Buddha's instruction on using awareness of the breath (anapana) as an initial focus for meditation.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
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Bhikkhu
A bhikkhu (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, bhikṣu) is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism.
Bhikkhu Bodhi
Bhikkhu Bodhi (born December 10, 1944), born Jeffrey Block, is an American Theravada Buddhist monk ordained in Sri Lanka.
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Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya (Devanagari: ब्रह्मचर्य) is a concept within Indian religions that literally means "conduct consistent with Brahma" or "on the path of Brahma".
Buddha's Birthday
Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism. Uposatha and Buddha's Birthday are Buddhist festivals, Buddhist holidays and observances set by the Burmese calendar.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Buddhism in Myanmar
Buddhism (ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), specifically Theravāda Buddhism (ထေရဝါဒဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ), is the official and state religion of Myanmar since 1961, and practiced by nearly 90% of the population.
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Buddhist calendar
The Buddhist calendar is a set of lunisolar calendars primarily used in Tibet, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam as well as in Malaysia and Singapore and by Chinese populations for religious or official occasions. Uposatha and Buddhist calendar are Buddhist festivals.
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Buddhist devotion
Devotion, a central practice in Buddhism, refers to commitment to religious observances or to an object or person, and may be translated with Sanskrit or Pāli terms like saddhā, gārava or pūjā. Uposatha and Buddhist devotion are Buddhist holidays.
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Buddhist ethics
Buddhist ethics are traditionally based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha.
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Buddhist meditation
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism.
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Buddhist music
Tibetan illustration of Saraswati holding a veena, the main deity of music and musicians in Mahayana Buddhism Buddhist music is music (Sanskrit: vàdita, saṅgīta) created for or inspired by Buddhism and includes numerous ritual and non-ritual musical forms.
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Buddhist texts
Buddhist texts are religious texts that belong to, or are associated with, Buddhism and its traditions.
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.
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Chinese calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar (l; informally l) is a lunisolar calendar, combining the solar, lunar, and other cycles for various social and agricultural purposes.
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Dāna
(Devanagari: दान, IAST) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms, in Indian religions and philosophies.
Deva (Buddhism)
A Deva (Sanskrit and Pali: देव; Mongolian: тэнгэр, tenger) in Buddhism is a type of celestial being or god who shares the god-like characteristics of being more powerful, longer-lived, and, in general, much happier than humans, although the same level of veneration is not paid to them as to Buddhas.
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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
The Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (Pali; Sanskrit: Dharmacakrapravartana Sūtra; English: The Setting in Motion of the Wheel of the Dhamma Sutta or Promulgation of the Law Sutta) is a Buddhist scripture that is considered by Buddhists to be a record of the first sermon given by Gautama Buddha, the Sermon in the Deer Park at Sarnath.
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Dhammapada
The Dhammapada (धम्मपद; Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.
Dhammika Sutta
The Dhammika Sutta is part of the Sutta Nipata(Sn 2.14).
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Eight precepts
In Buddhism, the eight precepts (italic, italic) is a list of precepts that are observed by lay Buddhists on observance days and festivals. Uposatha and eight precepts are Buddhist holidays.
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Encyclopædia Britannica
The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.
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First Full Moon Festival
Lantern Festival may refer to four related festivals in the East Asian cultural sphere.
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Five precepts
The five precepts (italic; italic) or five rules of training (italic; italic) is the most important system of morality for Buddhist lay people.
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Full moon
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective.
Gale (publisher)
Gale is a global provider of research and digital learning resources.
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Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world.
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Hindu calendar
The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga, is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindu religious purposes.
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Householder (Buddhism)
In English translations of Buddhist texts, householder denotes a variety of terms.
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Jyeshtha (month)
Jyeshtha or Jyēṣṭha (ज्येष्ठ; जेठ jēṭ; জেঠ zeth; ଜ୍ୟେଷ୍ଠ Jyeṣṭha) is a month of the Hindu calendar.
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Kṛttikā
The star cluster Sanskrit: कृत्तिका, pronounced, popularly transliterated Krittika), sometimes known as Kārtikā, corresponds to the open star cluster called Pleiades in western astronomy; it is one of the clusters which makes up the constellation Taurus. In Indian astronomy and (Hindu astrology) the name literally translates to "the cutters".
Lhabab Duchen
Lhabab Düchen (Tib. ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན་, Wyl. lha babs dus chen) is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions.
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List of Buddhist festivals
Japanese, Burmese, Tibetan, Indian, Nepalese, Bhutanese, Chakma, Marma and Barua festivals often show the influence of Buddhist culture. Uposatha and List of Buddhist festivals are Buddhist festivals.
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Lunar phase
A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth).
Maṅgala Sutta
The is a discourse (Pali: sutta) of Gautama Buddha on the subject of 'blessings' (mangala, also translated as 'good omen' or 'auspices' or 'good fortune').
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Magha (month)
Magha is the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar, corresponding to January/February of the Gregorian calendar.
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Mahasi Sayadaw
Mahāsī Sayādaw U Sobhana (မဟာစည်ဆရာတော် ဦးသောဘန,; 29 July 1904 – 14 August 1982) was a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk and meditation master who had a significant impact on the teaching of vipassanā (insight) meditation in the West and throughout Asia.
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Mahayana
Mahāyāna is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India (onwards).
Mahinda (Buddhist monk)
Mahinda (මිහිඳු මහරහතන් වහන්සේ) (285 BCE – 205 BCE) was an Indian Buddhist monk depicted in Buddhist sources as bringing Buddhism to Sri Lanka.
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Majjhima Nikāya
The Majjhima Nikāya ("Collection of Middle-length Discourses") is a Buddhist scripture collection, the second of the five Nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Piṭaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka (lit. "Three Baskets") of Theravada Buddhism.
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Māgha Pūjā
(also written as Makha Bucha Day) is a Buddhist festival celebrated on the full moon day of the third lunar month in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Sri Lanka and on the full moon day of Tabaung in Myanmar. Uposatha and Māgha Pūjā are observances set by the Burmese calendar.
Metta Sutta
The Mettā Sutta is the name used for two Buddhist discourses (Pali: sutta) found in the Pali Canon.
Mihintale
Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.
Mrigashīrsha
Mṛgaśiraṣa (also spelled Mārgaśīrṣa; Devanagari: मृगशीर्ष) is the 5th nakṣatra or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology in the constellation Orion.
Nakshatra
Nakshatra (translit) is the term for lunar mansion in Hindu astrology.
Narada Maha Thera
Narada Mahathera (නාරද මහා ස්ථවිරයන් වහන්සේ), born Sumanapala Perera (14 July 1898 – 2 October 1983) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, educator and Buddhist missionary who was for many years the Superior of Vajiraramaya in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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New moon
In astronomy, the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude.
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (Nordisk Institut for Asien Studier), or NIAS for short, is a university Institute for Asian studies of Copenhagen University in Denmark.
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Nyanaponika Thera
Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera (July 21, 1901 – 19 October 1994) was a Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar who, after ordaining in Sri Lanka, later became the co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society and author of numerous seminal books and articles on Theravada Buddhism.
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Offering (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, symbolic offerings are made to the Triple Gem, giving rise to contemplative gratitude and inspiration.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Pali Text Society
The Pāli Text Society is a text publication society founded in 1881 by Thomas William Rhys Davids "to foster and promote the study of Pāli texts." Pāli is the language in which the texts of the Theravada school of Buddhism are preserved.
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Parinirvana
In Buddhism, parinirvana (Sanskrit:; Pali) describes the state entered after death by someone who has attained nirvana during their lifetime.
Pavarana
Pavarana (Pravāraṇā) is a Buddhist holy day celebrated on Aashvin full moon of the lunar month. Uposatha and Pavarana are Buddhist festivals and Buddhist holidays.
Pāṭimokkha
In Theravada Buddhism, the Pāṭimokkha is the basic code of monastic discipline, consisting of 227 rules for fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) and 311 for nuns (bhikkhuṇīs).
Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Pūrva Bhādrapadā (lit. "the early blessed one", "highly intuitive"), also known as Pūrațțāti (பூரட்டாதி) in Tamil and Pūrūruțțāti (പൂരൂരുട്ടാതി) in Malayalam, is the twenty-fifth of the 27 Nakshatra (constellations) in Hindu astrology, corresponding to α and β Pegasi.
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Piyadassi Maha Thera
Piyadassi Maha Thera (පියදස්සි මහා ස්ථවිරයන් වහන්සේ, 8 July 1914 – 18 August 1998) was a Theravādin Buddhist monk and preacher of the Dharma, both in Sinhalese and in English.
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Polwatte Buddhadatta Thera
The Venerable Ambalangoda Polwatte Buddhadatta Mahanayake Thera (A. P. Buddhadatta) (1887–1962) was a Theravada Buddhist monk and a professor of Buddhist philosophy at Vidyalankara University.
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Poya
Poya is the name given to the Lunar monthly Buddhist holiday of Uposatha in Sri Lanka, where it is a civil and bank holiday. Uposatha and Poya are Buddhist holidays and lunar observation.
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.
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Pushya
Pushya (Sanskrit: पुष्य) is a nakshatra in Indian astrology.
Ratana Sutta
The Ratana Sutta (ရတနာသုတ်) (රතන සූත්රය) is a Buddhist discourse (Pali: sutta) found in the Pali Canon's Sutta Nipata (Snp 2.1) and Khuddakapatha (Khp 7); with a parallel in the Mahavastu.
Refuge in Buddhism
In Buddhism, refuge or taking refuge refers to a religious practice which often includes a prayer or recitation performed at the beginning of the day or of a practice session.
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Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
Saṃyutta Nikāya
The Saṃyutta Nikāya ("Connected Discourses" or "Kindred Sayings") is a Buddhist scriptures collection, the third of the five Nikāyas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the "three baskets" that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism.
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Samadhi
Statue of a meditating Shiva, Rishikesh Samādhi (Pali and समाधि), in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and yogic schools, is a state of meditative consciousness.
Sangha
Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali which means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; in these languages, sangha is frequently used as a surname.
Shravana
Shravana (Devanagari: श्रवण), also known as Thiruvonam in Tamil and Malayalam (Tamil: திருவோணம், Malayalam: തിരുവോണം), is the 22nd nakshatra (Devanagari नक्षत्र) or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy, Hindu calendar and Hindu astrology.
Sutta Nipata
The is a Buddhist scripture, a sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikaya, part of the Sutta Pitaka of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism.
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.
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Thai lunar calendar
The Thai lunar calendar (ปฏิทินจันทรคติ,,, literally, Specific days according to lunar norms), or Tai calendar, is a lunisolar Buddhist calendar.
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Theravada
Theravāda ('School of the Elders') is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school.
Thingyan
Thingyan is the Myanmar New Year festival that usually occurs in middle of April. Uposatha and Thingyan are Buddhist holidays and observances set by the Burmese calendar.
Thomas William Rhys Davids
Thomas William Rhys Davids (12 May 1843 – 27 December 1922) was an English scholar of the Pāli language and founder of the Pāli Text Society.
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Upāsaka
Upāsaka (masculine) or Upāsikā (feminine) are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for "attendant".
Vaisakha
Vaisakha (वैशाख) is a month of the Hindu calendar that corresponds to April/May in the Gregorian Calendar.
Vassa
Vassa (script, script, both "rain") is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada Buddhists. Uposatha and Vassa are Buddhist festivals and observances set by the Burmese calendar.
Vesak
Vesak (Vesākha; Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as Tibet and Mongolia. Uposatha and Vesak are Buddhist festivals, Buddhist holidays and observances set by the Burmese calendar.
Vihāra
Vihāra generally refers to a Buddhist monastery for Buddhist renunciates, mostly in the Indian subcontinent.
Vinaya
The Vinaya texts (Pali and Sanskrit: विनय) are texts of the Buddhist canon (Tripitaka) that also contain the rules and precepts for fully ordained monks and nuns of Buddhist Sanghas (community of like-minded sramanas).
Visakha
Visakha (Visākhā; Viśākhā), also known as Migāramāta, was a wealthy aristocratic woman who lived during the time of Gautama Buddha.
See also
Buddhist festivals
- Buddha's Birthday
- Buddhist calendar
- Cheung Chau Bun Festival
- Diwali
- Ghost Festival
- Gunla Bajan
- Guru Purnima
- Kaṭhina
- Liberation Rite of Water and Land
- List of Buddhist festivals
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Pagoda festival
- Parinirvana Day
- Pavarana
- Royal Ploughing Ceremony
- Sanghamitta
- Songkran
- Tsagaan Sar
- Uposatha
- Vassa
- Vesak
- Water Festival
Festivals in Asia
- List of festivals in Asia
- Maahefun
- Uposatha
Lunar observation
- Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation
- Astronomical seeing
- Chinese New Year's Eve
- Chuseok
- Compton–Belkovich Thorium Anomaly
- Earthlight (astronomy)
- Estehlal Headquarters
- Lunar eclipse
- Lunar observation
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Moon illusion
- Moon sighting
- Moonlight
- Planetshine
- Poya
- Project Moon-Blink
- Supermoon
- Transient lunar phenomenon
- Tsukimi
- Uposatha
Observances held on the first quarter moon
- Astronomy Day
- Uposatha
Observances held on the new moon
- Amavasya
- Chinese New Year
- Korean New Year
- Losar
- Rosh Chodesh
- Rosh Hashanah
- Rosh Hashanah LeMa'sar Behemah
- Sinhalese New Year
- Songkran (Thailand)
- Tết
- Uposatha
Observances set by the Burmese calendar
- Abhidhamma Day
- Asalha Puja
- Buddha's Birthday
- Burmese calendar
- Karen New Year
- Mon National Day
- Māgha Pūjā
- National Day (Myanmar)
- Public holidays in Myanmar
- Tazaungdaing festival
- Thadingyut Festival
- Thingyan
- Union Day (Myanmar)
- Uposatha
- Vassa
- Vesak
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uposatha
Also known as Uposattha Observance Day.
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