Sabbath Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Buddhist rest day=== {{Main article|Uposatha}} The ''Uposatha'' has been observed since [[Gautama Buddha]]'s time (500 BCE), and is still being kept today in [[Theravada Buddhist]] countries. It occurs every seven or eight days, in accordance with the four phases of the moon. Buddha taught that ''Uposatha'' is for "the cleansing of the defiled mind", resulting in inner calm and joy. On this day, [[ลrฤvaka|disciples]] and [[monk]]s intensify their practice, deepen their knowledge, and express communal commitment through millennia-old acts of lay-monastic reciprocity. {{details|Wan Phra}} [[Thai Chinese]] likewise observe their Sabbaths and [[traditional Chinese holidays]] according to lunar phases, but not on exactly the same days as ''Uposatha''. These Sabbaths cycle through the month with respect to the [[Thai solar calendar]], so common Thai calendars incorporate Thai and [[Chinese calendar]] lunar dates, as well as ''Uposatha'' dates, for [[religion|religious]] purposes. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page