Buddhist Lent

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vassa
gptkbp:associatedWith rainy season
gptkbp:customs increased observance of precepts by laypeople
offering candles to temples
offering robes to monks
gptkbp:duration three lunar months
gptkbp:endDate full moon of the eleventh lunar month
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist Lent
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
gptkbp:origin Buddha's instruction to monks to avoid travel during rainy season
gptkbp:purpose abstaining from travel for monks
increased meditation and study
period of monastic retreat
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Kathina_ceremony
gptkbp:significance time for laypeople to make merit
time for ordination of new monks
gptkbp:startDate first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month
gptkbp:相关节日 gptkb:Khao_Phansa
gptkb:Ok_Phansa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Asalha_Puja
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5