Buddha: His Life, his Doctrine, his Order c8.s1.t1.2

c8.s1.t1.2

Buddha also every year for three months “kept vassa (rainy reason),” surrounded by groups of his disciples, who flocked together to pass the rainy reason near their teacher. Kings and wealthy men contended for the honour of entertaining him and his disciples, who were with him, as guests during this season in the hospices and gardens which they had provided for the community.