Or, if we take the "ika" to refer to the day, then it's
days of vassa entry
thereby making it clearer.

kb

Kumara Bhikkhu wrote thus at 11:09 28/04/2009:

>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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