uposatha

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uposatha

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

noun uposathas

A regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observation
Similar: sabbath, Buddhist sabbath

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中文	齋日 /斋日 zhāirì, 六齋日 /六斋日 Liù Zhāirì, 十齋日 /十斋日 Shí Zhāirì, 六齋 /六斋 Liùzhāi, 十齋 /十斋 Shízhāi
हिन्दी	उपवसथ upavsath

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@misc{uposatha_2026,
  title = {uposatha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uposatha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}