What is the history of Buddhist Lent?
In the early days of the Buddha, the Buddha had not yet determined where his disciples should stay during the Buddhist Lent. However, since the rainy season was the season when villagers worked in the fields and rice paddies, monks who were on pilgrimage would trample on seedlings and small animals that came out to forage, damaging the villagers’ fields. For this reason, the Buddha established new disciplinary rules in the assembly of monks, requiring monks to stay during the Buddhist Lent for the entire 3 months in one place.
There are 2 types of Buddhist Lent according to the Buddhist rules:
1. The first Buddhist Lent, called “Purim Phansa”, starts from the 1st waning moon of the 8th month to the middle of the 11th month.
2. The second Buddhist Lent, called “Pachim Phansa”, starts from the 1st waning moon of the 9th month to the middle of the 12th month for monks who had to travel far. Or there is an unforeseen event that prevents the first Buddhist Lent. 

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