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251: 176: 352:'Then let the senior Bhikkhu adjust his upper robe so as to cover one shoulder, sit down squatting, raise his joined hands, and say: "I pronounce my Pavâranâ, friends, before the Samgha, by what has been seen, or by what has been heard, or by what is suspected; may you speak to me, Sirs, out of compassion towards me; if I see (an offence), I will atone for it. And for the second time, &c. And for the third time I pronounce my Pavâranâ (&c., down to) if I see (an offence), I will atone for it." 74: 33: 337:'I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that the Bhikkhus, when they have finished their Vassa residence, hold Pavâranâ with each other in these three ways: by what has been seen, or by what has been heard, or by what is suspected. Hence it will result that you live in accord with each other, that you atone for the offences (you have committed), and that you keep the rules of discipline before your eyes. 325:(Mahavagga, Fourth Khandhaka, section I), in the time of the Buddha, once during this rainy season, a group of normally wandering monks sought shelter by co-habitating in a residence. In order to minimize potential inter-personal strife while co-habitating, the monks agreed to remain silent for the entire three months and agreed upon a non-verbal means for sharing alms. 328:
After this rains retreat, when the Buddha learned of the monks' silence, he described such a measure as "foolish." Instead, the Buddha instituted the Pavarana Ceremony as a means for dealing with potential conflict and breaches of disciplinary rules
347:'Let a learned, competent Bhikkhu proclaim the following ùatti before the Samgha: "Let the Samgha, reverend Sirs, hear me. To-day is the Pavâranâ day. If the Samgha is ready, let the Samgha hold Pavâranâ." 366:
Pavarana means, "inviting admonition". Monks come together to discuss the good and bad of being a monk, in addition to anything they may want to confess from the last three months.
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Buddhists also observe Vassa, many Son/Thien monks in Korea and Vietnam observe an equivalent retreat of three months of intensive practice in one location.
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In India, where Buddhism began, there is a three-month-long rainy season. According to the
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Tieken, Hermann (2002). "The Buddhist Pavarana Ceremony to the Pali Vinaya".
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The evening after the Pavarana ceremony, lanterns are released into the sky.
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Buddhist devotees flying lanterns during pavarana purnima in Bangladesh
276: 73: 393: 310: 307:) and atone for an offense he may have committed during the Vassa. 297: 403: 322: 467:"Pavarana: The Theravada Tradition of Launching Sky Lanterns" 398: 284: 292: 342:'And you ought, O Bhikkhus, to hold Pavâranâ in this way: 98:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 505:http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe13/sbe1315.htm 501:http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/sbe13/sbe1313.htm 549: 499:. Oxford:Clarendon Press. Available on-line at 510: 451:Rhys Davids & Oldenberg (1881), pp. 329-30. 333:) during the vassa season. The Buddha said: 495:, T.W. & Hermann Oldenberg (trans.) (). 301:) must come before the community of monks ( 61:Learn how and when to remove these messages 238:Learn how and when to remove this message 220:Learn how and when to remove this message 158:Learn how and when to remove this message 249: 183:This article includes a list of general 14: 583:Observances on non-Gregorian calendars 550: 291:is practiced. On this day, each monk ( 461: 459: 457: 169: 96:adding citations to reliable sources 67: 26: 24: 189:it lacks sufficient corresponding 25: 599: 454: 42:This article has multiple issues. 429:Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival 174: 72: 31: 486: 83:needs additional citations for 50:or discuss these issues on the 445: 13: 1: 588:Public holidays in Bangladesh 361: 513:Journal of Indian Philosophy 7: 372: 10: 604: 434:List of Buddhist festivals 316: 266: 439: 568:Festivals in Bangladesh 525:10.1023/a:1016153122649 204:more precise citations. 275:celebrated on Aashvin 255: 497:Vinaya Texts (Part I) 253: 424:Kandy Esala Perahera 92:improve this article 578:October observances 471:Buddhistdoor Global 414:Thadingyut Festival 563:Festivals in India 558:Buddhist festivals 289:Theravada Buddhism 256: 573:Buddhist holidays 248: 247: 240: 230: 229: 222: 168: 167: 160: 142: 65: 16:(Redirected from 595: 544: 481: 480: 478: 477: 463: 452: 449: 419:Esala Mangallaya 271:) is a Buddhist 270: 243: 236: 225: 218: 214: 211: 205: 200:this article by 191:inline citations 178: 177: 170: 163: 156: 152: 149: 143: 141: 100: 76: 68: 57: 35: 34: 27: 21: 603: 602: 598: 597: 596: 594: 593: 592: 548: 547: 489: 484: 475: 473: 465: 464: 455: 450: 446: 442: 375: 364: 319: 244: 233: 232: 231: 226: 215: 209: 206: 196:Please help to 195: 179: 175: 164: 153: 147: 144: 101: 99: 89: 77: 36: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 601: 591: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 546: 545: 519:(3): 271–289. 508: 488: 485: 483: 482: 453: 443: 441: 438: 437: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 374: 371: 363: 360: 359: 358: 354: 353: 349: 348: 344: 343: 339: 338: 318: 315: 246: 245: 228: 227: 182: 180: 173: 166: 165: 80: 78: 71: 66: 40: 39: 37: 30: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 600: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 555: 553: 542: 538: 534: 530: 526: 522: 518: 514: 509: 506: 502: 498: 494: 491: 490: 472: 468: 462: 460: 458: 448: 444: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 409:Wan Ok Phansa 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 376: 370: 367: 356: 355: 351: 350: 346: 345: 341: 340: 336: 335: 334: 332: 326: 324: 314: 312: 308: 306: 305: 300: 299: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 269: 264: 260: 252: 242: 239: 224: 221: 213: 210:December 2023 203: 199: 193: 192: 186: 181: 172: 171: 162: 159: 151: 148:December 2023 140: 137: 133: 130: 126: 123: 119: 116: 112: 109: â€“  108: 104: 103:Find sources: 97: 93: 87: 86: 81:This article 79: 75: 70: 69: 64: 62: 55: 54: 49: 48: 43: 38: 29: 28: 19: 516: 512: 496: 487:Bibliography 474:. Retrieved 470: 447: 389:Visakha Puja 368: 365: 327: 320: 309: 302: 296: 267: 258: 257: 234: 216: 207: 188: 154: 145: 135: 128: 121: 114: 102: 90:Please help 85:verification 82: 58: 51: 45: 44:Please help 41: 493:Rhys Davids 379:Asalha Puja 281:lunar month 202:introducing 552:Categories 476:2023-12-18 384:Māgha PĹŤjā 362:Traditions 331:Patimokkha 185:references 118:newspapers 107:"Pavarana" 47:improve it 541:169274764 277:full moon 268:Pravāraṇā 53:talk page 18:Pravarana 533:23496839 394:Uposatha 373:See also 311:Mahayana 273:holy day 263:Sanskrit 259:Pavarana 317:Origins 298:bhikkhu 279:of the 198:improve 132:scholar 539:  531:  404:Vinaya 323:Vinaya 304:Sangha 187:, but 134:  127:  120:  113:  105:  537:S2CID 529:JSTOR 440:Notes 399:Vassa 285:Vassa 139:JSTOR 125:books 293:Pali 111:news 521:doi 94:by 554:: 535:. 527:. 517:30 515:. 469:. 456:^ 295:: 265:: 56:. 543:. 523:: 507:. 479:. 329:( 261:( 241:) 235:( 223:) 217:( 212:) 208:( 194:. 161:) 155:( 150:) 146:( 136:¡ 129:¡ 122:¡ 115:¡ 88:. 63:) 59:( 20:)

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