Uposatha 2013

[Cittasanto]

Found the post I was thinking of.

If one follows the astronomical date and time precisely, there will sometimes be 16 days between Uposatha days, but there should be either 14 or 15 days. If the full moon in the UK is at 07:12 am on the 15th January should we observe the Uposatha day on the 14th or the 15th?

[mikenz66]

I've no idea how it is actually calculated, but the key point is that different sects have different dates. It makes sense to use the same calendar as your friends/local monastery/etc, otherwise you might turn up to Vesak or something on the wrong day and wonder why no-one else showed up...


Mike

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

otherwise you might turn up to Vesak or something on the wrong day and wonder why no-one else showed up...

It puzzles me why people always want to meditate in a group — the idea of going alone to meditate at a temple seems to be scary to many, but if all you're going to do is sit and/or walk in silence, why does anyone else need to be there? Surely, if you're the only one to turn up, it means you have the place to yourself, and no one coughing or perhaps disturbing you in other ways?

[Cittasanto]

otherwise you might turn up to Vesak or something on the wrong day and wonder why no-one else showed up...

It puzzles me why people always want to meditate in a group — the idea of going alone to meditate at a temple seems to be scary to many, but if all you're going to do is sit and/or walk in silence, why does anyone else need to be there? Surely, if you're the only one to turn up, it means you have the place to yourself, and no one coughing or perhaps disturbing you in other ways?

[Khalil Bodhi]

Here is the calendar from Wat Metta that we use for the Uposatha Observance Club http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dham ... a2013.html