Vassa
E292245
Vassa is the traditional Buddhist rainy-season retreat during which monks remain in one place for intensive meditation and study.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vassa canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2722407 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vassa Context triple: [Asalha Puja, relatedTo, Vassa]
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Valleiry
Valleiry is a small French commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, near the Swiss border.
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B.
Valla
Valla is an Italian surname most famously associated with Renaissance humanist and philologist Lorenzo Valla.
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C.
Vivarais
Vivarais is a historical region in south-central France, known for its rugged landscapes, part of the broader Massif Central, and its traditional rural culture.
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D.
Sovana
Sovana is a small medieval village in southern Tuscany, Italy, renowned for its well-preserved historic center and nearby Etruscan archaeological sites.
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E.
Vassy
Vassy is a commune in northeastern France historically known as the site of the 1562 Massacre of Vassy, an event that helped ignite the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vassa Target entity description: Vassa is the traditional Buddhist rainy-season retreat during which monks remain in one place for intensive meditation and study.
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A.
Valleiry
Valleiry is a small French commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France, near the Swiss border.
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B.
Valla
Valla is an Italian surname most famously associated with Renaissance humanist and philologist Lorenzo Valla.
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C.
Vivarais
Vivarais is a historical region in south-central France, known for its rugged landscapes, part of the broader Massif Central, and its traditional rural culture.
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D.
Sovana
Sovana is a small medieval village in southern Tuscany, Italy, renowned for its well-preserved historic center and nearby Etruscan archaeological sites.
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E.
Vassy
Vassy is a commune in northeastern France historically known as the site of the 1562 Massacre of Vassy, an event that helped ignite the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist observance
ⓘ
religious retreat ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buddhist Lent
ⓘ
Rains Retreat ⓘ Rainy-season retreat ⓘ Vassa retreat ⓘ Vassavāsa ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Asalha Puja
ⓘ
Kathina ceremony ⓘ Pavarana ceremony ⓘ |
| calendarBasis | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important annual period of religious observance in Theravāda countries ⓘ |
| duration | three months ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | time when laypeople make special offerings to monasteries ⓘ |
| endEvent | full moon of the eleventh lunar month ⓘ |
| endOfVassaCustom | offering of Kathina robes to monks ⓘ |
| exceptionCondition | monks may leave temporarily under specific Vinaya rules ⓘ |
| historicalReason | to avoid harming crops and insects during the rainy season ⓘ |
| keyPractice |
increased meditation practice
ⓘ
listening to Dhamma talks ⓘ refraining from unnecessary travel ⓘ remaining in one monastery or place ⓘ teaching lay followers ⓘ |
| layPractice |
increased generosity (dāna)
ⓘ
observing Uposatha days ⓘ taking additional precepts ⓘ temporary ordination in some countries ⓘ |
| monasticRequirement | monks must declare their residence for the duration ⓘ |
| obligationFor | fully ordained monks (bhikkhus) ⓘ |
| observedBy |
novices (sāmaṇeras) in many traditions
ⓘ
nuns (bhikkhunis) where present ⓘ |
| originAttributedTo |
the Buddha
ⓘ
linked to:
Shakyamuni Buddha
|
| practicedBy |
Buddhist monks
ⓘ
Theravāda Buddhists ⓘ
linked to:
Theravada
|
| practicedIn |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ Thailand ⓘ other Theravāda Buddhist countries ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
intensive meditation
ⓘ
observance of monastic discipline ⓘ study of the Dhamma ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kathina
ⓘ
linked to:
Kathina ceremony
Pavarana ⓘ Uposatha ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis | Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ |
| season | rainy season ⓘ |
| startEvent | full moon of the eighth lunar month (Asalha Puja period in many Theravāda countries) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vassa Description of subject: Vassa is the traditional Buddhist rainy-season retreat during which monks remain in one place for intensive meditation and study.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.