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Vassa in a sentence

Related words

Vassa | Vassal | Vassals | Vassar | Vassalage | Vassallo | Vassalboro | Vassalli | Vassarotti

Using Vassa

  • In the example corpus, vassa often appears in combinations such as: vassa period, the vassa.

Context around Vassa

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

month 1× rainy 1×

Often after:

period 3× begins 1× season 1×

Sentence patterns with Vassa

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

3 month vassa period the 1× of the vassa period many 1× of the vassa period monks 1× the rainy vassa season prescribed 1× vassa begins on 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the end 1× in a typical 1× outside of the 1× the practice of 1× vassa begins on 1×

Common sentence endings:

begging for food 1× chanting and meditation 1× community of practitioners 1× of self development 1× uposatha dhamma day 1×

Words around Vassa

Just before it in the word index:

vass 8 vasques 2 vasque 2 vasp 3 vasovagal 4 vasopressor 2

Just after it in the word index:

vassal 83 vassalage 14 vassalboro 11 vassalli 3 vassallo 14 vassals 79

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Vassa

  • In this selection, "vassa" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, month, rainy, period, begins and season stand out and add context to how "vassa" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 3 month vassa period the and of the vassa period many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "vassa" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with vassa

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Outside of the vassa period, monks and nuns both lived a migratory existence, wandering from town to town begging for food. (21 words)

Vassa begins on the first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, which is the day after Asalha Puja or Asalha Uposatha (“Dhamma day”). (27 words)

The practice of living communally during the rainy vassa season, prescribed by the Buddha, gradually grew to encompass a settled monastic life centered on life in a community of practitioners. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

After the end of the Vassa period, many of the monks will go out far away from the monastery to find a remote place (usually in the forest) where they can hang their umbrella tents and where it is suitable for the work of self-development. (46 words)

In a typical daily routine at the monastery during the 3 month vassa period, the monk will wake up before dawn and will begin the day with group chanting and meditation. (31 words)

The practice of living communally during the rainy vassa season, prescribed by the Buddha, gradually grew to encompass a settled monastic life centered on life in a community of practitioners. (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

Vassa begins on the first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, which is the day after Asalha Puja or Asalha Uposatha (“Dhamma day”).

After the end of the Vassa period, many of the monks will go out far away from the monastery to find a remote place (usually in the forest) where they can hang their umbrella tents and where it is suitable for the work of self-development.

In a typical daily routine at the monastery during the 3 month vassa period, the monk will wake up before dawn and will begin the day with group chanting and meditation.

Outside of the vassa period, monks and nuns both lived a migratory existence, wandering from town to town begging for food.

The practice of living communally during the rainy vassa season, prescribed by the Buddha, gradually grew to encompass a settled monastic life centered on life in a community of practitioners.

Common combinations with vassa

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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An example: "Vassa begins on the first day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, which is the day after Asalha Puja or Asalha Uposatha (“Dhamma day”)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "vassa" from authentic English texts.
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