Kathina – The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Sunday, 2 November 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Kathina Robe Offering is a wonderful Buddhist tradition that has been preserved for over 2500 years since the Lord Buddha’s time.
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The hair cut ceremony on March 9th, 2013
The hair cut ceremony at the Main Buddhist Chapel in Dhammakaya Temple on March 9th, 2013.
Kathina - The Splendid Robe Offering Ceremony Sunday, 2 November 2014 at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, Thailand
Kathina is a special event to accumulate tremendous merits that Buddhists eagerly look forward to each year. It is one of the more difficult merits to perform as compared to other merits due to the following reasons.
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Schedule of the Kathina Ceremony of branches of Dhammakaya Temple in 2013
The Kathina Ceremony originated in the Buddha Time because the Lord Buddha saw the importance of changing the monks’ old saffron robes so he gave the permission that each monk could change his old saffron robe. Then, it becomes the tradition that has been done for over 2,000 years.
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The Kathina Ceremony at Dhammakaya Temple in 2013
Kathina Dana – The Great & Special Merit The Kathina Ceremony is a culture that all Buddhists in every era agree that its merit is great and limitless. So, it is the meritorious event of the year that the congregation is waiting for.