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)
Synonyms
- sabbath (Buddhist contexts), Buddhist sabbath
Translations
Translations
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀉𑀧𑁄𑀲𑀣 (Brahmi script)
- उपोसथ (Devanagari script)
- উপোসথ (Bengali script)
- උපොසථ (Sinhalese script)
- ဥပေါသထ or ဢုပေႃသထ (Burmese script)
- อุโปสถ or อุโปสะถะ (Thai script)
- ᩏᨷᩮᩤᩈᨳ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຸໂປສຖ or ອຸໂປສະຖະ (Lao script)
- ឧបោសថ (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄪𑄛𑄮𑄥𑄗 (Chakma script)
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