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uposatho

uposatha

masc nom sg of uposatha (noun)

1. full moon or new moon observance day; lit. living near
2. observance day ceremony; lit. living near
3. name of a king Mahāsudassana's royal elephant; lit. living near
4. name of a privately awakened Buddha; lit. living near

Etymology. upa + √vas + a + tha; from √vas 'live'; Sanskrit upavasatha [upavas]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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