Kathina Ceremony 2024
Dear Dhamma Friends,
We warmly invite all our Dhamma friends and devotees to participate at the Annual Kathina Ceremony on November 2nd and 3rd, 2024 at the Dharmapala Institute and share the merits with your family and friends.
The Kathina Ceremony symbolizes the end of the rains retreat or the ‘Vassa’. Kathina celebration marks the time to move on and the festival also acclaims the offerings of the ‘Kathina Robe’, which is given to the monks by the lay people. The Kathina, represents cultivation of generosity, the first of the Ten Paramis otherwise known as the Ten Perfections. It’s a tradition that encourages the act of charity, and permits the display of selflessness.
This year Anjana and Dilini Perera family, with the participation of the devotees and friends, will bestow the Kathina robe to the Maha Sangha. The ceremony starts on Saturday November 2nd, followed by the Kathina offering on Sunday November 3rd .
We invite everyone to participate in customary offering of items necessary for maintenance and upkeep of the temple, including monitory donations under the ‘Kap-Ruka’. Please find the Kathina donation form attached herewith.
If you wish to donate Kathina-robes or wish to signup for the lunch-meal-offerings for the Kathina offering day on November 6th, please use the Google link below.
Program
Saturday, November 2nd
06.00 PM Buddha puja (බුද්ධ වන්දනා)
06.30 PM Dhamma talk (ධර්ම දේශනය)
07.15 PM Pirith chanting (පිරිත් දේශනාව)
08.00 PM Refreshments
Sunday, November 3rd
07.00 AM Breakfast
09.00 AM Preparing for Kathina parade
09.30 AM Kathina parade & Kathina offering (කඨින පෙරහැර)
10.00 AM Buddha puja & lunch meal offerings (දහවල් බුද්ධ පූජාව, කඨින චීවර පූජාව, සහ දහවල් දානය)
12.00 PM Punyanumodana
01.00 PM Lunch for participants
02.00 PM Cleaning
With Metta,
The Organizing Committee
Dharmapala Institute
409 S Temple Drive
Milpitas CA 95035
(408) 934-3985
[email protected]
http://www.buddhistvihara.net
