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The Upāsakā Code: How to Be More Than Just a Weekend Buddhist | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho

The Upāsakā Code: How to Be More Than Just a Weekend Buddhist | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho

Update: 2025-11-09
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Clear Mountain Upāsakā Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GtgmYKj-XrBaqLDhTeHP32TZe4PpHkLHSajrZyrgVj8/edit?usp=sharing





In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho describe the Upāsakā lay Buddhist form in 13 (optional but awesome) moves:


Introduction to the Upāsaka form


(1) Take Refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha (The Essential Foundation)


(2) Keep the Five Precepts


(3) Meditate at Least 4 Hours Each Week


(4) Keep a Weekly Uposatha ("Observance Day") Emphasizing Practice


(5) Engage in a Twice-Monthly Confession with a Fellow Upāsaka


(6) Create a Prominent Buddhist Shrine in Your House


(7) Wear White in Buddhist Spaces, at Buddhist Gatherings, or on Holy Days


(8) Learn Basic Buddhist Chants & Ceremonies


(9) Read Part of a Sutta Every Day


(10) Every Day, Engage in At Least One Act of Generosity


(11) Stay at a Monastery At Least 3 Nights Each Year


(12) Celebrate One’s Commitment Annually!


(13) Take It Up a Notch! (Advanced Practices)





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Tune in with fellow practitioners for Clear Mountain’s weekly online and hybrid events!


- Wednesday Evening Teaching & Discussion (6:007:30 pm PT, YouTube then Zoom)


- Saturday Morning Meditation, Teaching, & Coffee Social (9:30 - 11 am PT, Online & In-Person)


- Sunday Evening “Mission Majjhima!” Sutta Teaching & Discussion (5:00 - 6 pm PT, Online)





See https://www.clearmountainmonastery.org/ or visit https://linktr.ee/clear_mountain_monastery for details. Welcome!

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The Upāsakā Code: How to Be More Than Just a Weekend Buddhist | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho

The Upāsakā Code: How to Be More Than Just a Weekend Buddhist | Ajahn Kovilo & Ajahn Nisabho

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