Vassa (Buddhist rains retreat)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Rains_Retreat gptkb:Buddhist_Rains_Retreat
gptkbp:duration	three lunar months
gptkbp:endDate	full moon of the eleventh lunar month
gptkbp:frequency	annual
gptkbp:gender	monks nuns laypeople (optional)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vassa (Buddhist rains retreat)
gptkbp:layParticipation	offering food to monks increased merit-making observing additional precepts
gptkbp:location	temples monasteries
gptkbp:mainActivity	observance of precepts increased meditation monastic retreat study of Dhamma
gptkbp:observedBy	gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:Laos gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand other Buddhist countries
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:India gptkb:the_Buddha
gptkbp:practicedIn	gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
gptkbp:purpose	avoid harming crops and insects during rainy season intensify spiritual practice
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:Lent_(Christianity)
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:Vinaya_Pitaka
gptkbp:startDate	first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month
gptkbp:相关节日	gptkb:Kathina
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Паварана
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6