How long is the Buddhist week? Do they have a Buddhist equivalent of a sabbath day?

Question

Or do they work straight through without a break?

Answer 1

There are two aspects to take into consideration regarding Buddhist festivals: Most Buddhists, with the exception of the Japanese, use the Lunar Calendar and the dates of Buddhist festivals vary from country to country and between Buddhist traditions.



There is no weekly sabbath. The equivalent is called Uposatha (Observance Day), the four monthly holy days which continue to be observed in some Theravada countries on the new moon, full moon, and quarter moon days. http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sila/uposatha.html In Mahayana countries that use the Chinese calendar, the Uposatha days are observed six times a month.



However, there are many other special or holy days held throughout the year by the Buddhist communities. Some holy days are specific to a particular Buddhist tradition or ethnic group. Many of these days celebrate the birthdays of Bodhisattvas in the Mahayana tradition (like saints days in Christianity) or other significant dates in the Buddhist calendar. The most significant celebration happens every May on the night of the full moon, when Buddhist all over the world celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha over 2,500 years ago. It has become to be known as Buddha Day.

Answer 2

That depends on the country, I think most Asian countries have adopted the Western calendar and the notion of weekends. There are multiple "Buddhist calendars", and they do not all match, most are Lunar. I do not really keep track of them, I just use the western calendar, its the one I grew up using.

Answer 3

7 day week. days off depends on your job.

Work good work hard till theirs nothing left but white hot ash.