One day lay vows: Difference between revisions

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One day lay vows (Skt. upavāsatha; Tib. བསྙེན་གནས་, nyen né, Wyl. bsnyen gnas) — one of the pratimoksha vows which comprise eight specific vows which are kept for one day (Skt. aṣṭāṅgopavāsatha śikṣā; Tib. བསྙེན་གནས་, nyen né, Wyl. bsnyen gnas yan lag brgyad):

not to kill
not to steal
not to have sexual intercourse
not to lie
not to take any intoxicants
not to sing or dance
not to eat after noon
not to use high seats or luxurious beds

Texts

Indian Texts

Taking the Vows of Sojong (gso sbyong blang ba), by Shakyashri-bhadra
- English translation: Taking the Vows of Sojong

Tibetan Texts

The Blissful Path of Action Tantra: A Ritual for Taking the One-Day Vows of a Lay Practitioner (bsnyen gnas kyi cho ga bya rgyud bde lam), by Jigme Lingpa.
- English translation: The Blissful Path of Action Tantra: A Ritual for Taking the One-Day Vows of a Lay Practitioner, translated by Han Kop, 2021.
How to Keep the Eight One-Day Vows of a Lay Practitioner (bsnyen gnas yan lag brgyad pa'i sdom pa srung thabs), by Patrul Rinpoche.

Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha

Khandro Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 14 June 2022

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 ===Tibetan Texts===
 *'''The Blissful Path of Action Tantra: A Ritual for Taking the One-Day Vows of a Lay Practitioner''' (''bsnyen gnas kyi cho ga bya rgyud bde lam''), by [[Jigme Lingpa]].
+**English translation: {{LH|tibetan-masters/jigme-lingpa/one-day-vows|''The Blissful Path of Action Tantra: A Ritual for Taking the One-Day Vows of a Lay Practitioner''}}, translated by Han Kop, 2021.
 *'''How to Keep the Eight One-Day Vows of a Lay Practitioner''' (''bsnyen gnas yan lag brgyad pa'i sdom pa srung thabs''), by [[Patrul Rinpoche]].