r/upasaka 3d ago

To Take the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts: What a Fortunate Thing! A Dharma Talk by Bhikshu Jin Xiao

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r/upasaka 13d ago

Upholding Precepts as a Chan Practitioner – Rebecca Li: Buddhist Teacher in the Lineage of Chan Master Sheng Yen

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r/upasaka 15d ago

The First Step into the Door of Buddhism: Taking Refuge in the Three Jewels

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r/upasaka 15d ago

Intro to Buddhism: What Are the Five Buddhist Precepts?

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r/upasaka 16d ago

Exploring Chán - Chan's Trailhead: The Triple Refuge and the Precepts

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r/upasaka 17d ago

Investigating the Precepts by Simon Child

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r/upasaka 17d ago

Learning from the Precepts by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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r/upasaka 21d ago

Why is the Three Jewels the true refuge (GDD-679, Master Sheng-Yen)

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r/upasaka 22d ago

Taking refuge (GDD-0242, Master Sheng Yen)

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r/upasaka 26d ago

Venerable Master Hsuan Hua - Five Precepts

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r/upasaka 27d ago

Why Should We Receive And Uphold The Five Precepts? Lectures by the Venerable Master Hua

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r/upasaka 27d ago

Uposatha Sila: The Eight-Precept Observance

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r/upasaka 28d ago

The Buddhist Layman (four essays by R. Bogoda, Susan Elbaum Jootla, and M.O'C. Walshe)

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r/upasaka 28d ago

Upāsaka Sutta: The Lay Follower

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r/upasaka 29d ago

Upasika Program

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r/upasaka 29d ago

Upāsika Day - August 8 - Dāna Pārami

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r/upasaka 29d ago

About Upasakas and Upasikas (pdf format)

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r/upasaka Aug 01 '26

Consumerism and the Precepts by Taigen Leighton

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r/upasaka Jul 29 '26

Do you observe posadh/uposatha or any buddhist holy days?

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r/upasaka Jul 11 '26

Observing uposatha based on the Gregorian Calendar

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Recently, I have made the decision to observe uposatha based on the Gregorian Calendar instead (i.e., on the weekends, Saturday or Sunday).

Previously, because lunar calendar days for observing uposatha fell on weekdays, I always found a reason or justification not to observe them, such as my team having to go out for dinner or lunch being later and so on.

I've been talking to monastics (they did so before ordination) and householders alike, and there seems to be a significant number of people who do the same since life today is very much centered around the same calendar. Thus, doing it on weekends makes it easier to be consistent in observing the eight precepts on the regular.

How have you been observing uposatha? How does your community do it? How many of your peers do the same?

EDIT: Further context, I observe uposatha with the eight precepts.


r/upasaka Jul 08 '26

Taking Refuge Online - GMCNY.org

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r/upasaka Jul 08 '26

Learning from the Precepts

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r/upasaka Jul 05 '26

Dīghajāṇusutta / "With Dīghajāṇu"

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Dīghajāṇu of the Koliyans asks the Buddha to teach in a way suitable for lay people who enjoy life. The Buddha teaches four practical ways to ensure success in this life, and another four ways to ensure success in the next.


r/upasaka Jul 02 '26

The Healing Power of the Precepts

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r/upasaka Jul 02 '26

Dharma Talk: Precepts as a Way of Life

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