uposatha

== English == === Etymology === From Pali uposatha, from Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha, “dwelling with [the gods], a fasting day, especially before a soma sacrifice”). === Noun === uposatha (plural uposathas) (Buddhism) A regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation ==== Synonyms ==== sabbath (Buddhist contexts), Buddhist sabbath ==== Translations ==== == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Sanskrit उपवसथ (upavasatha, “dwelling with [the gods], a fasting day, especially before a soma sacrifice”). === Noun === uposatha m (Buddhism) uposatha, a day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation (Buddhism, figurative) special observance of the Five, Eight, or Ten Precepts, as on an uposatha ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ဥပုသ် (u.pus) → English: uposatha → Khmer: ឧបោសថ (ʼupaosaʼthaʼ) → Lao: ໂບດ (bōt) → Thai: อุโบสถ (ù-boo-sòt), โบสถ์ (bòot) === Further reading === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “uposatha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead