Three months of a monk's summer retreat.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH. The summer retreat is the practice of monastics in the three summer months (starting from the birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni on the 15th of the 4th lunar month until the Vu Lan festival on the 15th of the 7th lunar month). This is a very important tradition in Buddhism. Dependent origination of summer residence is summer season This tradition has existed since the time of the Buddha, but in fact, the Buddha was not the first to establish it, but he followed the inherent tradition of contemporary Indian society and applied it to his disciples. his family. During those three months, the Sangha (association of monastics - PV) gathered in a temple to specialize in studying and working diligently. The monastic must stay at one place (if there is an important predestined relationship, they are allowed to leave the residence within 7 days. If they go through the 8th day, the sun rises, they commit crimes - PV). Every year, every three months of the rainy season, the monks gather in the same place to settle down in the summer. According to the Vietnamese Tripitaka, the dependent origination of the summer residence is in the summer because it is often rainy and windy, so it is also the breeding season for insects. In order not to trample and harm micro-organisms with compassion, in the three months of the summer, monastics do not go out, unless there are important conditions. On the other hand, settling down in the summer months also means gathering the Sangha in a pure place to practice together, review behaviors, gestures, and practice according to the Buddha's law. In a year, for nine months to propagate the Dharma, the remaining three months are devoted to cultivation and study. Dependent origination for the Buddha to establish the law of residence is like that. From then on, every year in the three months of the rainy season, the monks gather in the same place to settle down. The time to settle down is not the same According to Mr. Huyen Trang (Western Domain) and Mr. Phap Hien (Nam Hai Ky Quy Noi Phap Truyen), the summer day is the first day (full moon) of the Asalha month, equivalent to May 16 in the Chinese calendar. But the settlement date according to the Bac Tong tradition is the 16th day of the 4th lunar month, possibly due to the influence of the Vu Lan Sutra. According to this sutra, the full moon day of the 7th month is the day of the fourth month, so the summer term is on April 16. According to Theravada Buddhist tradition, the first day (full moon) of the Asalha month is the 16th day of the sixth lunar month. Therefore, Theravada Buddhism organizes a retreat on June 16 and ends on September 16 of the lunar calendar. A number of countries around the world organize winter retreats The difference in time in these two traditions is due to the difference in weather and climate conditions of each place. Therefore, if based on the principle of "settling in the rainy season", every tradition has certain shortcomings. Moreover, if it is determined that the main purpose of the settlement is to cultivate the path of the mind to cultivate the Precepts, Concentration and Wisdom, then the time of settling down according to any tradition is no longer an important issue. Its core issue is to develop spiritual life and build harmony among members of the Sangha. The summer retreat is the occasion for the longevity of the Sangha People in the world use the year of birth to calculate their age, and for monastics in Buddhism, they use the number of the summer term as age. A person who has not yet had a summer term is considered to be unborn and has no age. Those who have a double birth will be two years old... and the full moon day of the seventh month is the life span of the monastic. The Buddha taught that: It is the duty of a monastic to settle down once a year. Even at the age of 60, he still had to settle down for the summer. This teaching has clearly stated that the Buddha paid great attention to the purity of practice, the practice of the precepts thoroughly. The summer retreat is a time for monks and nuns to stay in a place where they can confine their bodies and minds to cultivate virtue. In the sutras, the Buddha is sometimes seen praising the solitary conduct and encouraging the bhikkhus to live according to it. But in some cases, he advised the bhikkhus to live together in harmony, exchange practice experiences, practice and rely on each other. Thus, we see that the Buddha's teachings are always spoken according to specific circumstances. Purity and harmony are two factors that form the Sangha of the Buddha. Settling down is an opportunity for the monks to nurture those two factors.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.18/5/2021.