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In early Buddhism, the rainy season/retreat (vassa), which began after the last full moon, was the only time monks/nuns lived indoors, and 'indoors' meant temporary wooden, thatch-roofed huts setup in pleasure gardens donated by wealthy laypeople, not stone viharas. They were expected to wander the rest of the year.
#buddhism #earlybuddhism #history #vihara #vassa #nomad #nomadic #wandering #homeless #donation #charity
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In early Buddhism, the rainy season/retreat (vassa), which began after the last full moon, was the only time monks/nuns lived indoors, and 'indoors' meant temporary wooden, thatch-roofed huts setup in pleasure gardens donated by wealthy laypeople, not stone viharas. They were expected to wander the rest of the year.
#buddhism #earlybuddhism #history #vihara #vassa #nomad #nomadic #wandering #homeless #donation #charity
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I'm getting set up for Rains retreat, which starts 7/30. I'm super-excited about Vassa this year as before I've always been teaching & just could not break away to observe. This year, though....!
Part of my planning is to set some goals for spiritual growth, & it's an opportunity to write this week on just exactly how one goes about doing that, & the psychological advantages of (& tricks to) doing it effectively.
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I'm getting set up for Rains retreat, which starts 7/30. I'm super-excited about Vassa this year as before I've always been teaching & just could not break away to observe. This year, though....!
Part of my planning is to set some goals for spiritual growth, & it's an opportunity to write this week on just exactly how one goes about doing that, & the psychological advantages of (& tricks to) doing it effectively.
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Grave of Anna Maria Vassa, daughter of Olaudah #Equiano (1745-1797), aka Gustavus #Vassa rediscovered in St Andrew, Chesterton, Cambridge https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/01/lost-grave-daughter-black-abolitionist-olaudah-equiano-found-by-a-level-student
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Anna Maria Vassa was the 4-year-old daughter of Olaudah Equiano, also known as Gustavus Vassa. Her grave marker has recently been rediscovered at St Andrew’s Churchyard, Chesterton, Cambridge, UK. There is a commemorative event in the churchyard on Saturday, 18 October at 12 noon. #Equiano #Vassa https://standrews-chesterton.org/2025/10/anna-maria-vassas-grave-rediscovered/ Olaudah Equiano was a freed slave and author of "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African" published in 1789.