Summery of Kathina Celebrations – October 28, 2018

 

The alms-robe donation during the Kahtina (Kathina) season is the most beneficial alms-donation among regular daily donations.

There are five opportunities that the monks can enjoy: they are

  1. An opportunity to go round without informing other monks;
  2. An opportunity to go round without carrying the heavy double-layered robe;
  3. An opportunity to eat group meal even though it is accepted in an improper way;
  4. An opportunity to use or keep extra robes; and
  5. An opportunity not to share the robes of Sangha’s property with other monks who do not participate in the Kahtina (Kathina).

In return, the lay-donors of the Kahtina (Kathina) robe to the monks can get the following five corresponding benefits:

  1. An opportunity that they can go round anywhere without have disturbance and danger;
  2. An opportunity that their belongings will not be destroyed by enemies even when the belongings are away from them;
  3. An opportunity that they will have plenty of sumptuous food and will not have poisonous food;
  4. An opportunity that their property will be kept safe even though being left forgotten for a long time; and
  5. An opportunity that they will gain greater profits than others on their commercial activities and even winning lottery.

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!