Pāli Dictionary
general
雨季的；屬於雨季的
belonging to the rainy season; of the monsoon
DN 14
atha kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā vipassissa kumārassa tayo pāsāde kārāpesi, ekaṃ vassikaṃ ekaṃ hem'antikaṃ ekaṃ gimhikaṃ, pañca kāmaguṇāni upaṭṭhāpesi
monastic
（用於複合詞）……歲；以雨安居計算戒臘
(in compounds) so many years old; counted by rains-retreats (of monastic seniority)
Thag 6.10
yadā navo pabbajito, jātiyā sattavassiko, iddhiyā abhibhotvāna, pannag'indaṃ mah'iddhikaṃ.
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
vass1降雨
general
茉莉花（雨季開花的芳香花卉）
jasmine; great-flowered jasmine (a plant blooming in the rainy season)
Dhp 377
vassikā viya pupphāni, maddavāni pamuñcati, evaṃ rāgañ'ca dosañ'ca, vippamuñcetha bhikkhavo.
AN 10.15
seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, ye keci pupphagandhā, vassikaṃ tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati, evam'evaṃ kho bhikkhave, ye keci kusalā dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā, appamādo tesaṃ aggam'akkhāyati.
Encyclopedia
Vassika
Person憍薩羅國的一位婆羅門，目睹雙神變後出家，精進修行後證得阿羅漢果。
A brahmin of Kosala who, after witnessing the Twin Miracle, joined the Order and, through great effort, attained Arahantship.
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