Pohoya Dinaya

The Buddha recommends a way of living for the Buddhist laity. It consists of five precepts - abstaining from killing stealing sexual misconduct uttering falsehood and consuming alcohol. That is the most basic way of living for anyone wishes to lead a pious life. Any Buddhist who wishes to lead a more pious lifestyle can opt to observe eight precepts on Poya day which falls on every full moon day every month. According to the tradition the Buddhist devotees would gather at a temple or a similar religious place where a Buddhist monk would offer them the eight precepts. In Sri Lanka all the twelve Poya days are declared as holidays. Venerable Rerukane Chandawimala Thera’s Pohoya Dinaya offers step - by - step instructions on how to spend that day piously according to the Buddha’s teachings.