http://americanmonk.org/tags/pakkha/Recent content in Pakkha on American MonkHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://americanmonk.org/vassa-starts-day-after-full-moon/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000http://americanmonk.org/vassa-starts-day-after-full-moon/ Did You Know? Did you know that the rainy season, which is also called vassa, actually starts the day after the full moon, rather than on the full moon day itself? Not many people know this, but why is that? It’s because the full moon day is actually the last day of the lunar month. The new lunar month begins on the day just after the full …