Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c9.1259
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v1.c9.1259
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4. Uposatha (v.l. Uposathaṅga) Sutta.—Visākhā, having taken the uposatha vows, visits the Buddha at noontide in the Migāramātu-pāsāda. The Buddha explains to her that there are various ways of observing the sabbath; these he describes as the herdsman's sabbath, the sabbath of the naked ascetics and the sabbath of the Āriyans.¹