Within the early Buddhist institutional structure, what was the specific religious function of the bi-monthly Uposatha gatherings?

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The Uposatha (full moon and new moon days) days were mandatory monastic meetings. The Vinaya rules (Patimokkha) were read aloud. Any monk violating a rule had to publicly confess to restore his membership status, preserving the moral integrity and social unity of the monastic order as a whole.

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