Rainy day retreat - Uango

Japanese: 雨安居 - うあんご

〘Noun〙 Monks stay in one room and practice asceticism for 90 days from the 16th of the fourth lunar month. It was originally an ancient Indian system that began when monks gathered in one room and concentrated on asceticism during the summer rainy season to avoid the difficulty of going out. Summer retreat (geango) . Summer practice (gegyo) . [Season: Summer] *Tokyo Annual Events (1911) <Wakatsuki Shiran> July Calendar "The day when Shakyamuni's disciple Mokuren completed his rainy retreat" [Daitō Western Region Records - 2]

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Japanese:

〘名〙僧侶が陰暦四月一六日から九〇日間、一室にこもって修行すること。もとは古代インドの制度で、夏の雨季の間、外出の困難を避けるため、僧侶を一室に集め、修行に専念させたことに始まる。夏安居(げあんご)。夏行(げぎょう)。《季・夏》※東京年中行事（1911）〈若月紫蘭〉七月暦「釈迦の弟子目蓮が雨安居の期満る日」〔大唐西域記‐二〕

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