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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Buddhism
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Rains_Retreat
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Buddhist_Lent
gptkb:Kathina_festival
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gptkbp:duration
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three lunar months
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gptkbp:endDate
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full moon of the eleventh lunar month
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Vassa (Rains Retreat)
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gptkbp:mainActivity
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increased meditation
laypeople make offerings
monastic retreat
study of Dhamma
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:India
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Myanmar
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
other Buddhist countries
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gptkbp:origin
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Buddha instructed monks to remain in one place during the rainy season
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:practicedIn
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gptkb:Mahayana_Buddhists
gptkb:Theravada_Buddhists
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gptkbp:purpose
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avoid harming crops and insects during monsoon
deepen spiritual practice
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Buddhist_Lent
gptkb:Kathina_ceremony
gptkb:Uposatha
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gptkbp:significance
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period of intensified spiritual practice
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gptkbp:startDate
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first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Buddhist_Sangha
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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