Vassa (Buddhist Rains Retreat)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Rains_Retreat gptkb:Buddhist_Rains_Retreat
gptkbp:associatedWith	Buddhist monk
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Buddhist_holidays Buddhist festivals Buddhist terms and concepts
gptkbp:customaryFor	monks to focus on study and meditation monks to refrain from travel
gptkbp:duration	three lunar months
gptkbp:endDate	gptkb:Kathina_ceremony full moon of the eleventh lunar month
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:the_Buddha
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vassa (Buddhist Rains Retreat)
gptkbp:layPeoplePractice	offering alms increased spiritual activities observing additional precepts
gptkbp:monksRemainIn	one monastery
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:Laos gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand other Buddhist countries
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:India
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
gptkbp:purpose	spiritual reflection intensive meditation avoid travel during rainy season
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Vinaya_Pitaka
gptkbp:significance	time of intensified practice time of renewal
gptkbp:startDate	first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month
gptkbp:相关节日	gptkb:Kathina gptkb:Pavarana
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:End_of_Vassa
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7