One day lay vows

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):

1. not to kill
2. not to steal
3. not to have sexual intercourse
4. not to lie
5. not to take any intoxicants
6. not to sing or dance
7. not to eat after noon
8. 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 and reviewed by Stefan Mang, 2021, for the Longchen Nyingtik Project.
• 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