Reply To: Useful Essays from DRARISWORLD and Other Websites – Part 2

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Jittananto
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VISĀKHUPOSATHA SUTTA: DISCOURSE TO VISĀKHĀ ON OBSERVING THE EIGHT PRECEPTS

It is a sutta about the 8 precepts. The Sutta centrale version: Uposathasutta

There are, Visākhā, these three sabbaths.

Tayo khome, visākhe, uposathā.

What three?

Katame tayo?

The sabbath of the cowherds, the sabbath of the Jains, and the sabbath of the noble ones.

Gopālakuposatho, nigaṇṭhuposatho, ariyuposatho.

 

  • I don’t know if the English translation expresses well what Lord Buddha meant. It would be better if Sir Lal or someone else checks this.