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229. Ven Kukulpane Sudassi Thero - Mahanama Sutta / SN - Qualities Of An Upasaka 6 - 24aOct13
upasakamma
"Upasaka Amma" Short Film of Janaka Dharamapriya
Janaka Upasaka at "Saptha Parnee" Caves
191. Ven Kukulpane Sudassi Thero - Mahanama Sutta / SN , Qualities of an Upasaka 3 - 21p Aug13
Janaka Upasaka at Sankassa
Janaka Upasaka at Lumbini - Nepal (Part 1)
Janaka Upasaka at Lumbini - Nepal (Part 2)
Janaka Upasaka at Kapilawastu
Janaka Upasaka at Kushinara (Part 2)
Janaka Upasaka at Kushinara (Part 3)
Janaka Upasaka at Kushinara #2 (Vandana and Introduction)
An interview with Viswanathan, Sri vidya Upasaka
Mangalo Upasaka in Rennes les Bains
Upāsaka (masculine) or Upāsikā (feminine) are from the Sanskrit and Pāli words for "attendant". This is the title of followers of Buddhism (or, historically, of Gautama Buddha) who are not monks, nuns, or novice monastics in a Buddhist order, and who undertake certain vows. In modern times they have a connotation of dedicated piety that is best suggested by terms such as "lay devotee" or "devout lay follower."
The five vows to be held by upāsakas are referred to as the "Five Precepts" (Pāli: pañcasīla):
In the Theravada tradition, on Uposatha days, devout lay practitioners may request the "Eight Precepts" from monastics (Pali: uposathaŋ samādiyati).
In traditional Theravada communities, a non-Buddhist becomes a Buddhist lay disciple by repeating the ancient formulas for the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts in response to the formal administrations of a monk or by himself in front of a stupa or an image of the Buddha. Newborns of Buddhist parents are traditionally initiated by being brought on their first outing to a temple on a full-moon or festival day where they are presented to the Triple Gem.