Vassa Sutta: 2 definitions
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Vassa Sutta means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Vassa Sutta. A monk asks the Buddha why it sometimes rains. It rains when the Vassavalakaka devas wish to revel their bodies answers the Buddha. S.iii.257.
2. Vassa Sutta. Just as rain, falling on mountain tops, flows into gullies, pools, great lakes and rivers and from there into the ocean, so do the virtues of the Ariyan disciple flow onwards and lead to the destruction of the asavas. S.v.396.
3. Vassa Sutta. On five things which stop rain: the fiery element raging in the upper air, the windy element, Rahu, the indolence of the rain clouds, the wickedness of men. A.iii.243.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
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