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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The approximately three-month Theravada Rains Retreat, during which monastics stay in one place for focused practice.
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Paper 3
Revise: Festivals and RetreatsVassa is a Theravada retreat lasting about three months during the rainy season. Its origins are connected with conditions in South Asia: travelling during heavy rains could damage crops and harm small living creatures. Remaining in one place helped avoid this harm.
Distinguish Vassa, a retreat period, from Kathina, the festival of giving that follows it.
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