RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Obon
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Asala
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Vassa
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Visakha
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vassa begins on the first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, which is the day after Asalha Puja or Asalha Uposatha ("Dhamma day"). It ends on Pavarana, when all monastics come before the sangha and atone for any offense that might have been committed during Vassa.
Detailed explanation-2: -During Vassa, monks remain in residence within their temples and leave its grounds only when necessary. Laypeople show their devotion and appreciation by supporting the monks with food and other necessities. Lay people sometimes give up things like eating meat, drinking alcohol, or smoking during Vassa.
Detailed explanation-3: -Saga Dawa: This festival is specially held to mark the holiest occasion of Buddhism which is coincided by Lord Buddhas birth, enlightenment and attainment of the Nirvana. This festival falls on the 15th day of the 4th month of the lunar year.