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Assayuja

Assayuja – a day of special importance in Theravada traditions. Marks the Buddha’s descent from second heaven, where he preached the Dharma to his mother. The day also marks the end of the three-month vassa, or rainy season retreat for monastics, in Southeast Asia.


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