Invitation to the Kathina Ceremony 2011
The devotees of the Scotland Buddhist Vihara cordially invite you all to attend the Kathina Ceremony. The details of the Ceremony are as follows:
Date:
Saturday, the 22nd October 2011
Venue:
Partick Burgh Halls, Lesser Hall, No 09 Burgh Hall Street, G11 5LN
• 10:30am-11am: arrival with procession
• 11am-11:30am: Buddha Puja (offering to the Buddha)
• 11:30am-12:30pm: Dana (offering food to the monks)
• 12:30pm– 1pm: Offering Kathina robe to the monks and blessings by ten monks who have arrived from Sri Lanka. Ceremony will be in English/Sinhala.
• 1pm-2pm: Lunch for laypeople
• 2pm-3pm: Offering Kathina robe to the monks and the sermon of the significance of offering Kathina ceremony in Sinhala.
• 3pm: End of Kathina Ceremony
Please be advised that if you are unable to attend for the morning events, you are more than welcome to attend for the lunch.
The organising committee would be most appreciative if you do intend to attend, that you arrive at around 10AM. This is to ensure that the event proceeds smoothly.
In the interests of ensuring that the event goes according to plan, please inform the Scotland Buddhist Vihara as to:
1. If you are able to attend
2. How many will be in your group
3. If you have any dietary or health restrictions
Children are most welcome. Photography is permitted, and actively welcomed.
With metta,
Scotland Budhist Vihara
(The Kathina Ceremony is a significant event within any Theravada Buddhist calendar. After the successful completion of three months retreat, the devotees offer a special robe to the monk who fulfilled the requirement of three months retreat. This can be performed only if the monk was able to complete his three months retreat, and being more mindful of the requirements according to the Vinaya.
The Kathina ceremony is also a community event and family day; providing devotees and special friends of the Vihara a golden opportunity to meet and greet one another as friends and companions.
This year we are fortunate enough to have some very distinguished and highly respected guests in our midst: including some of the most senior monks from Sri Lanka.)
