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binding of retreat (ketsuge 結夏)

Literally "binding" (ketsu 結) the "summer" (ge 夏), an abbreviation of "summer retreat" (ge ango 夏安居). In Chinese Buddhism, all monastic retreats came to be called "summers," regardless of the season they were held in. →"retreat."