Buddhist Vassa

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Buddhist_Lent
gptkb:Rains_Retreat
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Buddhist_calendar
gptkbp:category gptkb:Buddhism
Religious observances
Buddhist festivals
Annual events
gptkbp:customs study of scriptures
monks remain in one place
increased meditation
laypeople offer food and supplies
gptkbp:duration three lunar months
gptkbp:endDate full moon of the eleventh lunar month
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Buddhist Vassa
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
Buddhist monk
lay Buddhists
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:the_Buddha
ancient India
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:India
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
other Buddhist countries
gptkbp:purpose period of intensified spiritual practice
monastic retreat during rainy season
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Uposatha
Buddhist festivals
Buddhist Lent candle festival
gptkbp:significance time for making merit
time for observing precepts
time for spiritual renewal
gptkbp:startDate first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month
gptkbp:相关节日 gptkb:Asalha_Puja
gptkb:Kathina
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chaturmasya_observance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8