Vassa
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Vassa is the traditional Buddhist rainy-season retreat during which monks remain in one place for intensive meditation and study.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vassa canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist observance
ⓘ
religious retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buddhist Lent
ⓘ
Rains Retreat ⓘ Rainy-season retreat ⓘ Vassa retreat ⓘ Vassavāsa ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Asalha Puja
ⓘ
Kathina ceremony ⓘ Pavarana ceremony ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important annual period of religious observance in Theravāda countries ⓘ |
| duration | three months ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | time when laypeople make special offerings to monasteries ⓘ |
| endEvent | full moon of the eleventh lunar month ⓘ |
| endOfVassaCustom | offering of Kathina robes to monks ⓘ |
| exceptionCondition | monks may leave temporarily under specific Vinaya rules ⓘ |
| historicalReason | to avoid harming crops and insects during the rainy season ⓘ |
| keyPractice |
increased meditation practice
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma talks ⓘ refraining from unnecessary travel ⓘ remaining in one monastery or place ⓘ teaching lay followers ⓘ |
| layPractice |
increased generosity (dāna)
ⓘ
observing Uposatha days ⓘ taking additional precepts ⓘ temporary ordination in some countries ⓘ |
| monasticRequirement | monks must declare their residence for the duration ⓘ |
| obligationFor | fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) ⓘ |
| observedBy |
novices (sāmaṇeras) in many traditions
ⓘ
nuns (bhikkhunis) where present ⓘ |
| originAttributedTo |
Shakyamuni Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
the Buddha
|
| practicedBy |
Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravāda Buddhists
|
| practicedIn |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ other Theravāda Buddhist countries ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
intensive meditation
ⓘ
observance of monastic discipline ⓘ study of the Dhamma ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kathina ceremony
ⓘ
surface form:
Kathina
Pavarana ⓘ Uposatha ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| season | rainy season ⓘ |
| startEvent | full moon of the eighth lunar month (Asalha Puja period in many Theravāda countries) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.