What is retirement? The Meaning of Summer Seclusion The summer residence has great significance for both monastic and lay people. That is the time when monks and nuns devote all their time to studying, consolidating body and mind, cultivating Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom, is an opportunity for lay Buddhists to develop their minds to cultivate meritorious fields through offerings. Dependent Origination Dharma Seclusion According to the Great Law of the Vinaya, in the early years of establishing the Sangha (saṅgha), the Buddha had not yet established the Dharma to settle down, then when the rainy season came, trees sprouted, followed by the proliferation of countless insects. Some Taoists of other sects also have regulations to stay in the rainy season to avoid trampling and harming lives; However, the monks and disciples of the Buddha continued to travel during the three months of the rainy season. This incident caused the people and the pagan sects to vehemently criticize: "How can the ascetics, the sons of the Shakyamuni family, return in winter, summer, and even in the rainy season? they trampled on the green grass, injuring and killing many creatures'? "In the rainy season, birds and ants still know how to make nests to shelter from the rain, and the disciples of the recluse Gotama keep walking and stomping on insects." This event was reported to the Buddha, then he used his wisdom eye to examine and realize that the predestined conditions had come, so he issued the annual Law of Retreat in Kietu Vu so that the monastics could have peace of mind. He taught: "Now I stipulate that bhikkhus must live in three months of the rainy season. Since then, the tradition of seclusion has been carried out regularly in the Sangha every year and has brought many benefits not only to those who have settled down, but also to Buddhists. period of body', ie the body stays in one place and the mind is peaceful and pure, called settling. What is the three months of a monk's summer residence? The term settlement in Pāli: Vassa, Sanskrit: varṣā, translated into English as: 'Retreat season' means rainy season. The Chinese translate it as wu wu (rainy period). Abbreviation of Wu'an Ju (雨安居), (Anju in the rainy season), also known as He Heng (夏行), Tu Xia (坐夏), Zi La (坐臘), Xia Lung (夏籠) , Xia Shu (夏書), Xia Jing (夏經), Xia Duan (夏斷), Xia (夏). Hence the name Yixia Jiuxuan (一夏九旬), Jiuxuan Forbidden Su (九旬禁足), Jie An Ju (結制安居), Jie Jie (結制), etc. The beginning of the end of the settlement is called Jie Xia (結夏), when the end of An Ju is called Jie Xia (解夏). The Four Parts of the Law on Coordination Depending on the Law of the Dead, volume 4, explains the meaning of the word "settlement" as follows: 'Thus taking care of the body and mind is peaceful, the period to stay is to live'. The Code of Self-Construction defines: 'Setting a mind in one place is called Kiet; The Department of Karma defines: Thu closes the body into a quiet place called An'. Settling down also means 'settling down the mind, staying in the body', ie the body stays in one place and the mind is peaceful, pure is called settling. During the three-month period of the rainy season in India, monks are not allowed to go to other places, moreover, because during this time plants and insects arise, so as not to injure those objects. Buddhist followers often gather in one place, stay in detention, set up a regulation to meditate and study during three months of living. The summer residence has great significance for both monastic and household goods. That is the time when monks and nuns devote all their time to studying, consolidating body and mind, cultivating Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom, is an opportunity for lay Buddhists to develop their minds to cultivate meritorious fields through offerings. The summer residence has great significance for both monastic and household goods. That is the time when monks and nuns devote all their time to studying, consolidating body and mind, cultivating Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom, is an opportunity for lay Buddhists to develop their minds to cultivate meritorious fields through offerings. Summer Seclusion - the essential value of preserving the Buddhist circuit. Meaning of Summer Seclusion The three months of summer seclusion have great significance for both monastic and lay people. That was the time when monks and nuns devoted all their time to studying, consolidating body and mind, cultivating Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom, At the same time, this is also an opportunity for lay Buddhists to develop their minds to cultivate blessed fields through making offerings, outside households, and creating favorable conditions for monks and nuns to live and study. Every year, when it comes to the season of seclusion, monks and nuns temporarily put aside busy Buddhist activities such as travelling, preaching, social activities, charity, gathering in a place to focus on studying. During the three months of seclusion, the monks and nuns limited all external contact and were not influenced or influenced by external conditions. The monastic practitioners who perform the duty of settling down diligently in studying the Dharma, practicing the Dharma, and strictly observing the precepts will increase their merit, virtue, and spiritual power, making them worthy to be a refuge and a field of merit. Buddhist at home. Although preaching the Dharma, charity, and benefiting others is the mission of the monastic, but not because of that, monks and nuns do not focus on their intellectual career and ultimate goal of liberation. Without sufficient wisdom and merit, it is difficult to be a refuge, a torch to light the way for lay Buddhists. Therefore, monastics always aim for the parallelism between self-satisfaction and forgiveness, self-awareness and self-enlightenment in order to achieve perfect enlightenment like the Buddhas. Since the Buddha's time in the world, every year the Sangha has settled down in the rainy season for many reasons, such as difficulty in carrying out the work of teaching and preaching the Dharma in the rainy season (rainy, windy, harsh weather, muddy roads). , flooding is difficult to walk, many species of insects and reptiles proliferate, which can cause harm, there is no place to stay when it rains and winds on the way to begging, traveling...); out of compassion for insects, small creatures that grow in the rainy season should not walk to avoid trampling and harming them; avoid criticism and gossip of pagans; But the most important thing is still the purpose of promoting self-immolation, cultivating the three unscrupulous studies of Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom, cultivating the path of karma. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. Normally, monks and nuns are distributed everywhere to propagate, day by day they hold alms pot in villages, towns, go to each house, regardless of which house, regardless of caste or class. in society to promote good conditions and make meritorious fields for those who develop their minds, and at the same time preach the Dharma to save birth, bring pure faith and wisdom to relieve suffering for everyone. The rest of the time they spend listening to the Buddha or the Elders preach the Dharma and practice meditation and wisdom. There are many people sent by the Buddha to propagate the Dharma in distant places, in other countries or in other countries. Just like today, in addition to studying, monks and nuns also do dharma work at home or abroad, such as organizing retreats, giving lectures, preaching sutras, translating, printing and disseminating the Dharma, and doing activities. charity, social security... Until the settlement period, Monks and nuns from all over the world stopped traveling and returned to a place of residence that today is called "Pure Karma Dao" or "Daoyang to settle down in summer", that is a temple of the forest, old-lam, vihara. , monastery to study. The summer retreat is also an activity to strengthen and maintain internal resources after days of dedication to the Dharma and to all sentient beings. During the months of seclusion, the monks and nuns not only were fostered, developed their level of Buddhist practice, increased their merit, virtue, and moral strength, but also had the opportunity to practice a collective life according to the spirit of the Buddha. Spirit of Luc Hoa, has the opportunity to exchange and share spiritual insights and experiences, and at the same time to show brotherhood and the spirit of harmony like water and milk. The tradition of seclusion is preserved by monks and nuns to this day to serve as the core for the practice and maintenance of the Dharma. This is also an activity characteristic of Buddhism. Some other religions and sects from time immemorial and today also have a time of "seclusion", "detention" to meditate for a certain period of time, but the form and content of such activities do not exist. has a special meaning such as the summer residence of a Buddhist practitioner. The value of the practice, the cultivation of morality, the holy life and the growth of virtuous force and the experience of the truth is inconceivable. Even the Buddha and his noble disciples, those who have realized the way, have achieved the ultimate goal of enlightenment, liberation, and nirvana, always remaining in mindfulness, meditating, and living by insight, They are often concerned with morality and set an example of strictly observing the precepts, rules of etiquette, diligently practicing morality and holy life for Buddhists to follow, serving as a refuge for the masses, using the body of their teachings. , orally to promote the spirit of dharma and benefit sentient beings. During the Buddha's time in the world, although the Sangha was led directly by the Buddha and the great disciples, the monks and nuns at that time still did not underestimate the effect, meaning, and value of the retreat. annual detention, of closing oneself in the Dharma and Law, and practicing Precepts-Concentration-Wisdom. Every year, when it comes to the season of seclusion, monks and nuns temporarily put aside busy Buddhist activities such as travelling, preaching, social activities, charity, gathering in a place to focus on studying. Every year, when it comes to the season of seclusion, monks and nuns temporarily put aside busy Buddhist activities such as travelling, preaching, social activities, charity, gathering in a place to focus on studying. Following the path outlined by the Buddha, in the spirit of "Understanding the Buddha Way, lowering sentient beings", Today's monks and nuns practice diligently during the summer retreat season to cultivate merit, reward, and wisdom, in order to achieve the path and fruit of liberation, to serve as a refuge for the world, and to improve their ability to spread and expand. open a profitable path. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings. in order to achieve the path and fruition of liberation in order to be a refuge for the world, improve the capacity to propagate, and open the path of profit. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings. in order to achieve the path and fruition of liberation in order to be a refuge for the world, improve the capacity to propagate, and open the path of profit. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings. In the spirit of protecting the Three Jewels, studying the Buddhadharma to advance in cultivation and cultivate merit and blessings as the foundation for peace and happiness in this life and the next, lay Buddhists, good men, and women devotees wholeheartedly. support and create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings. create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings. create favorable conditions for monks and nuns to settle down and practice. All the actions of monks and nuns and Buddhist men and women during the Seclusion season make an important contribution to maintaining the network of Buddha Dharma and benefit sentient beings.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=BUDDHIST DHARMA WHEEL GOLDEN MONASTERY=VIETNANESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.15/5/2022.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THE WOMEN OF THE SAKYA CLAN CHAN TANH.