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ชัตสมาจิ sit cross-legged ขึ้นติ (khanti) patience; endurance; forbearance ขึ้นทธรรมิ Virtue of Patience ขึ้นธ (khandha) aggregate ขึ้นธ 5, Khandha 5, the Five Aggregates (elements; attributes of being); the five basic components that make up the individual person, viz., corporeality, feeling, perception, mental formations and consciousness. ช้างขึ้น waxing moon ช้างแรม waning moon เข้าสึกธรรม attainment the Dhamma เข้าสึกธรรมภาย attainment the Dhammakaya เข้าสู่ถึงพระดัตตรียในตัว attaining the Triple Gem within เข้าสปะ Buddha Lent; rains retreat. Buddhist Lent begins after Asalaha full moon, the beginning of a three-month Buddhist monks’ retreat in monasteries for intensive studies, training and meditation during the monsoon season. Rainy days during the monsoon season in Asia present obstacles and difficulties for monks to travel and for laymen to reciprocate. For practical reasons, overnight travels by monks during these months are discouraged. It is during these months that monks are present in greatest numbers in monasteries. Religious activities usually increase for both monks and laity. It is a high time for young men to enter monkhood in some Buddhist countries, such as Thailand.