Lzh Mi Bi Vb Pc 92During the Rainy Season
Pāli / Sanskrit:Antovassa
Save your scripture progress
Create a free account to save scriptures, track progress, and continue your daily learning path.
Antovassa Sutra: During the Rainy Season
Background
Antovassa, or the "season of dwelling indoors" (vassa), is a regulation in the Vinaya Piṭaka concerning the rains retreat of bhikkhus. The rainy season (vassa) is a three-month period each year when monastics do not wander but remain in one place to concentrate on study and practice, avoiding harm to small living beings during the rainy season and floods. Rule Pc 92 (Pācittiya offense 92) was laid down to maintain discipline and wisdom in the collective process of practice among the fourfold assembly.
The background for the arising of this rule came from specific situations in which bhikkhus did not observe the principle of remaining in place during the rainy season, leading to actions inconsistent with the humility and discipline of the Noble Path. The Buddha and the elders established rules to protect the unity and spiritual development of the monastic community.
Main Content
The Antovassa Pc 92 rule concerns disciplinary violations occurring during or in relation to the rainy season. Specifically, the rule aims to prevent conduct such as improperly leaving the rains residence, failing to obtain valid permission from the Sangha, or deliberately disrupting the collective rains retreat.
According to the Vinaya Pitaka, a bhikkhu is not permitted to leave his rains residence during the rainy season without a legitimate reason and the approval of the Sangha. If he violates this rule without prior notice or without a lawful reason, such as illness, an emergency, or Sangha business, then he commits a Pācittiya offense, an offense requiring declaration and confession.
This offense is regarded as lighter than Pārājika offenses, which entail defeat, but it still requires honest acknowledgment, confession before the Sangha, and a commitment to correction. The rule emphasizes that the rainy season is a sacred time for intensive practice, and stability in one's place of residence is a necessary condition for nurturing concentration (samādhi) and wisdom (paññā).
🌏 The Buddhist canon is vast — some sūtras (such as comparative Vinaya across schools, or untranslated Tibetan-canon texts) have to this day NEVER been translated into Vietnamese or English by anyone, scholars included. Rather than leave it blank, Inti AI offers a FAITHFUL summary grounded in the tradition — from the sūtra's title, origin and essence — so you can still reach this rare part of the treasury. Whenever an original translation exists, the app shows the original first.
Translations belong to the translator/source credited above. The bilingual compilation, presentation, and AI translations compiled by Inti are © Inti Foundation. Please attribute when quoting; do not bulk-copy or use commercially without permission.