Vassa

Vassa (Pali: vassa-, Sanskrit: varṣa-, both "rain"; Burmese: ဝါတွင်း, [wàdwíɴ]; Khmer: វស្សា or ព្រះវស្សា; Lao: ພັນສາ [pʰán sǎː], sometimes ວັດສາ [wāt sǎː]; Thai: พรรษา phansa or วรรษา watsa) is the three-month annual retreat observed by Theravada practitioners. Taking place during the wet season, Vassa lasts for three lunar months, usually from July (the Burmese month of Waso, ဝါဆို) to October (the Burmese month of Thadingyut သီတင်းကျွတ်).

In English, Vassa is often glossed as Rains Retreat or Buddhist Lent, the latter by analogy to the Christian Lent (which Vassa predates by at least five centuries).

For the duration of Vassa, monastics remain in one place, typically a monasteries or temple grounds. In some monasteries, monks dedicate the Vassa to intensive meditation. Some Buddhist lay people choose to observe Vassa by adopting more ascetic practices, such as giving up meat, alcohol, or smoking. While Vassa is sometimes casually called "Buddhist Lent", others object to this terminology. Commonly, the number of years a monk has spent in monastic life is expressed by counting the number of vassas he has observed.

Vassa (film)

Vassa (Russian: Васса) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Gleb Panfilov. It is based on Maxim Gorky's 1910 play Vassa Zheleznova. Vassa won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 56th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

  • Inna Churikova as Vassa Zheleznova
  • Vadim Mikhajlov as Husband
  • Nikolai Skorobogatov as Brother
  • Valentina Telichkina as Servant
  • Olga Mashnaya as Daughter
  • Yana Poplavskaya as Daughter
  • Valentina Yakunina as Daughter-in-law
  • Vyacheslav Bogachyov as Son
  • Ivan Panfilov as Grandson (as Vanya Panfilov)
  • Albert Filozov as Melnikov
  • See also

  • List of submissions to the 56th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
  • List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  • References

    External links

  • Vassa at the Internet Movie Database
  • Podcasts:

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    Mystery finds me in darkness
    Sun won't shine
    Blistering pain from a passed life
    Cross that line
    (CHORUS)
    Into the moonlight I ride
    One-way trip, to the other side
    Into the moonlight I ride
    Losing my grip, I cannot hide
    Standing on top of a mountain
    Long way down
    Hearing the voice of a madman
    Hit the ground
    (CHORUS)
    Into the moonlight I ride
    One-way trip to the other side
    Into the moonlight I ride
    Losing my grip, I cannot hide
    Into the casket I go
    Debt has been paid seeds have been sown
    End of the line all that I know
    Into Inferno I crawl
    Licking the flames, tasting my fall
    Melting away sirens that call
    (CHORUS)
    Into the moonlight I ride
    One-way trip to the other side
    Into the moonlight I ride
    Losing my grip, I cannot hide
    Dreaming about my passed life
    Into the moonlight I ride
    One-way trip to the other side
    Into the moonlight I ride
    Losing my grip, I cannot hide
    Oh I can't hide
    From my passed life
    Oh I can't hide




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