I don't find any sense of period in vassuupanaayikaa. I would prefer simply
vassa entry
I think it refers to beginning point of vassa rather than the period.

kb

Ong Yong Peng wrote thus at 11:57 AM 26-04-09:

>Dear Ven. Kumara and Nina,
>
>thank you. I gather from your discussion that the rainy season is taken to last for four months. However, the typical rains residence (vassaavaasa) for monks is only three months, and a monk gets to choose either the first three or the last three months.
>
>So, the term which requires rework is vassuupanaayikaa:
>
>* vassuupanaayikaa (f) period for observance of the rains retreat.
> [lit.] period marked by the beginning of rain.
> - vassa (m) rain.
> - upanaayika (adj) beginning.
>
>Hence,
>
>"Dvemaa, bhikkhave, vassuupanaayikaa.
>these two / monks / periods for observance of the rains retreat
>"O monks, these (are) the two periods for observance of the rains retreat.
>
>metta,
>Yong Peng.
>
>
>--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Kumara Bhikkhu wrote:
>
>There are 2 points of entry for vassaavaasa (rains residence), one later by a month. The earlier spans the first 3 months of the seasonal vassa (of 4 months), and the later the last 3 months. Thus, they overlap by 2 months.
>
>Normally a monk enters the earlier one. However, should there be some valid reason, he can to enter the later one.
>
>E.g., the earlier vassa entry for this year according to the Burmese reckoning is on 7 July (which is the day immediately after the hot season), and the later is 6 August.
>
>With this, perhaps you'd like to rework the translation.
>
>> "Dvemaa, bhikkhave, vassuupanaayikaa.
>> these two / monks / periods marked by the beginning of rain
>> "O monks, these (are) the two periods marked by the beginning of rain.
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