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'''One day lay vows''' (Skt. ''upavāsatha''; [[Wyl.]] ''bsnyen gnas'', ''nyen né'') — one of the [[pratimoksha vows]] which comprise eight specific vows which are kept for one day (Skt. '' | '''One day lay vows''' (Skt. ''upavāsatha''; [[Wyl.]] ''bsnyen gnas'', ''nyen né'') — one of the [[pratimoksha vows]] which comprise eight specific vows which are kept for one day (Skt. ''aṣṭāṅgopavāsatha śikṣā''; Wyl. ''bsnyen gnas yan lag brgyad''; Tib. [[བསྙེན་གནས་]] ''nyen né''): | ||
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Revision as of 09:14, 21 February 2017
One day lay vows (Skt. upavāsatha; Wyl. bsnyen gnas, nyen né) — one of the pratimoksha vows which comprise eight specific vows which are kept for one day (Skt. aṣṭāṅgopavāsatha śikṣā; Wyl. bsnyen gnas yan lag brgyad; Tib. བསྙེན་གནས་ nyen né):
- 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
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.
- 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.