Rains Retreat

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vassa
gptkbp:compatibleWith lay Buddhists
gptkbp:customs increased meditation
lay people offer food and support
monks do not travel
teaching Dhamma
gptkbp:duration three lunar months
gptkbp:endDate full moon of the eleventh lunar month
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rains Retreat
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:India
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
other Buddhist countries
gptkbp:originatedIn ancient India
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
gptkbp:purpose monastic discipline
intensive spiritual practice
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Buddhist_Lent
gptkb:Kathina_ceremony
gptkbp:requires Buddhist monk
gptkbp:significance time for monastic community to remain in one place
time for study and meditation
gptkbp:startDate first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vassa_(Rains_Retreat)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6