Kathina Ceremony 2012

Kathina Ceremony at Scotland’s Buddhist Vihara

Pictures By Malitha Yatiwella

The devotees of Scotland’s Buddhist Vihara organised the annual Kathina Ceremony on 10^th of November under the guidance of the Venerable Kamburawala Sri Rewatha Nayaka Thero, the Chief Sangha Nayaka for Great Britain ( Kotte Chapter)

The ceremony, which was held in the Vihara, was well attended by the devotees of many parts of Scotland including Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Stirling, Inverness, Dundee and Glasgow.

It was a remarkable day for devotees and friends of the Vihara as there were seven monks for the ceremony, 4 of whom had come all the way from London.

The  Kathinanisansa Sermon was delivered by Venereble Konvewe Ariyarathana Thero of London Buddhist Vihara.

Venerable Kahaththewela Chandajothi, Venerable Pulasthigama Dhammakusla, Venerable Karavila Kotuwe Dhammathilaka of Thames Vihara attended the ceremony with Mr Kotinkaduwa, a trustee of Thames Meditation Society.

Venerable Mathugama Palitha and Venerable Denagama  Dhammara, the resident monks of Scotland’s Buddhist Vihara successfully completed their three month’s retreat.

As a part of this annual ceremony Mr and Mrs Sarathchandra from Cambridge donated a Land Rover vehicle to the Vihara to aid it in continuing its Dhamma work with comfort and speed and to support Venerable Rewatha’s new project for teaching mindfulness in Scottish Schools.

                       
                        

Kathina Ceremony at Jethavana Vihara, Paris

Kathina Ceremony at Jethavana Buddhist Vihara, Paris

The annual Kathin Ceremony hosted within the Jethavana Buddhist Vihara was a remarkable success, enriched by both the quality of its participants (including ambassadors of the Thervada tradition from across the globe) and the obvious Saddha and diligence that the devotees had invested in the success of the Ceremony.

The ceremony was organised by the devotees of the Jethavana Buddhist Vihara, under the watchful eye and guidance of the most venerable Murungagasyaye Gnanissara Thero, the Judicial Chief Monk for France. The Kathina ceremony was conducted and completed in accordance with the Theravada tradition, as influenced by the Cambodian and Vietnamese traditions.

It was a new experience for some of the monks who had flew all the way from Sri Lanka to be part of this ceremony. Among the monks who conducted this special Buddhist rite are:


• The Most Venerable Anada Thero Head Monk of Paris Buddhist Vihara
The Most Venerable Chandarathana Thero Chief Monk of France
The Most Venerable Kamurala Rewatha Thero Chief Monk of Great Britain

Monks who attended from Sri Lanka:

• The Most Venerable Nedagamuwe Vijayamaithree Thero
• The Most Venerable Mapalagama Buddhasiri Thero
• The Most Venerable Bopitiye Vijitha Thero
• The Most Venerable Borelle Kovida Thero
• The Most Venerable Manampita Amitha Thero
• The Venerable Mirisavetiye Gnanarathana Thero
The venerable Mapalagama Jinananda Thero
The venerable Talangalle Sumangala Thero

Among the lay devotees:

Mr Dharmasri Thilakawardana Editor of Lakabima also participated in the ceremony.

For more pictures by William Tan please see this link.

Invitation for the Rains Retreat

Soctland's Buddhist Vihara would like to invite you, your family and friends for the "Invitation for the Rain Retreat" and "Kathina Ceremony 2011".

Please find the details below;

Invitation for the Rains Retreat

Date: 13th August 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 04:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Venue: Scotland's Buddhist Vihara

Date: 22nd October 2011 (Saturday)
Time: 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
Venue: Partick Burgh Hall (Lesser Hall), 3-9A Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 5LN (where the 2010 Independence Day was celebrated)

Please keep these dates free and we expect your valuable participation.

Kathina Ceremony 2010 Compiled by Dr Kumara Dissananayake