Uposatha

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Uposatha is the weekly Theravada Buddhist "sabbath" observed mainly by monks, who use the day to intensify their practice and cleanse their minds. The uposatha days fall on nights of a full moon, new moon, and the halves in between.

Vesak falls on an uposatha day.

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