HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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By the Kapalikas as symbolic renunciation of pleasure in external objects
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By widows of the Brahmanical religion through periodic fasting
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By Buddhist monks in an assembly
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By the Tantrilcs as part of their worship of shakti
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Detailed explanation-1: -uposatha, fortnightly meetings of the Buddhist monastic assembly, at the times of the full moon and the new moon, to reaffirm the rules of discipline.
Detailed explanation-2: -Uposatha, meaning ‘entering to stay’, refers to the weekly practice of coming together to reaffirm commitment in Theravada tradition. The tradition existed before the Buddha’s time, when holy men would enter a temple or sacred place and stay for 24 hours before returning home.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Uposatha (Sanskrit: Upavasatha) is a Buddhist day of observance, in existence from the Buddha’s time (600 BCE), and still being kept today by Buddhist practitioners. The Buddha taught that the Uposatha day is for “the cleansing of the defiled mind, ‘’ resulting in inner calm and joy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Uposatha days are ritual cleansing days observed by nuns, monks, and laypeople. Laypeople undertake additional precepts beyond the usual five, specifically celibacy, fasting, avoiding entertainments, and so on.
Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks. Both early Chaityas and Viharas were made from woods and later stone-cut Chaityas and Viharas were made. Chaitya was a rectangular prayer hall with a stupa placed in the centre, the purpose was prayer.