Ka-hti-na robe offering ceremony 2019 -Updated

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Once again, we are going to observe Ka-hti-na robe offering ceremony on Sunday, October 20, 2019. You and your loved ones are cordially invited to come and celebrate this auspicious robe offering ceremony.

As you know that our Lord Buddha allows members of Sangha who have stayed at a particular place during the whole three months of Buddhist lent to have many benefits. Among others, one benefit is to celebrate the event and receive and keep robes from donors and well-wishers for more than a week without requesting other monks. The event should be observed only one time at the particular place or monastery within one month from full-moon day of Tha-din-gyut (7th month of Myanmar Lunar calendar) to full-moon day of Da-zaung-mohn (8th month).

Not only the members of Sangha get donated robes and other benefits but also we, laymen get many opportunities for donation merit (Dana Kuso).

The event is open for everyone who would like to participate as a donor. The donor should contact U Thar Kyi (AKA Albert) or Daw San Thawda Kyaing if they wish to donate. Otherwise, you can email us at mtbscanada@gmail.com if you wish to pledge as a donor, too.

We have updated list of donors who have donated or pledged to donate for the October 20, 2019 Ka-hti-na robe offering ceremony as follows:

  1. U Harris + Daw Ivy Aun family;
  2. U Dennis+ Daw Myint Myint Aye family;
  3. U Maung Sein (Hip Tan) + Daw San San Yi family;
  4. Aunty Nu;
  5. Dr. Aung Myo Han + Dr. Khin Ei Han family;
  6. U Thar Kyi (Alfred Chu) + Daw Mya Mu family;
  7. U Sai On+ Ma Nan Yin Yin Tip family;
  8. Dr. Ohnmar Han;
  9. U Peter Chan + Daw Khin Myint Kyi (Khin Chan);
  10. U Sein Chan + Rose Chan (Mee Mee) family;
  11. U Aye + Daw Thaung Hla family;
  1. U Jolly + Daw Kay family;
  2. U Than Htoo + Dr. Yu Yu Khin family;
  3. Pit Hwa Chiu;
  4. Pit Wang Chiu;
  5. Victor Lee;
  6. Ko Tin Tun + Ma San San, Maple and Noble;
  7. Ronald Wong + Ma Yin Yin Ohn family;
  8. Ko Myo Zin;
  9. U Peter Lim + Daw Win Win Than;
  10. Daw Pu Su;
  11. U Saw Myint Oo + Daw Hnin Wit Yi;
  12. Ko Thet Oo + Ma Khin San Wai family;
  13. U Tin Tun (Arthur);
  14. Daw Khin Khin Soe & family;
  15. Dr. Tun Zan Maung + Dr. Khin Khin Oo family;
  16. Ko Than Htut + Ma Myint Myint Mon family;
  17. Ko Blake Lee+ Ma San Myat Soe family;
  18. Daw Htay Htay;
  19. U Tin Aye + Daw Myint Myint Yee family;
  20. George Fong + Myint Zu Aye;
  21. U Htay Aung + Ma Aung May Oo;
  22. U Phone Tint + Ma Aung May Myat;
  23. Ko Zaw Moe Han + Dr. Phyu Le Min family;
  24. Daw Margaret Nut;
  25. Ma Mie Mie Tun;
  26. Daw Dalcie & Daw Sanda;
  27. Daw San Thawda Kyaing;
  28. Htet Aung + Gwihee Park family;
  29. U Sai Tun Aye + Daw Nan Hnin Thet family;
  30. Catherine and family;
  31. U Aung Naing + Daw Thuzar Win Maung family;
  32. U Tin Aung Lwin + Daw San San Yee; and
  33. Donald Sengupta.
  34. James and Anna Chow family;
  35. Soe Soe Aung and Victor;
  36. Steven Chan & Beryl Power Chen Family;
  37. Ko Myo Myint Aung and family; and
  38. New World Print family.

There will also be two trees on which some paper money bills and toiletries for the members of Sangha will be hung. All of you and your loved ones are welcome to participate in hanging them on the trees happily on October 19 and 20, 2019.

The ceremony will be held as follows:

Place: Manawmaya Theravada Buddhist Society (MTBS)

13260 108th Ave Surrey BC

(604) 951-9054

Time:   11:00 a.m. –   Offering lunch to about seven members of the Sangha

11:05 a.m. –   Offering Mote-hin-gar (rice noodle in fish soup) and deep-fried opo (squash) to all attendees

12:30 p.m. –   Taking five precepts

12:35 p.m. –   Listening to the Sangha’s chanting prayers of Suttas for our

protection

12:45 p.m. –   Offering Ka-hti-na robes to the members of Sangha

1:15 p.m.   –   Listening to resident Sayadaw’s Dhamma talk

2:15 p.m.   –   Announcement (if any)

At the end of the ceremony, the members of Sangha will be chanting Dhamma in Pali in unison.

In addition, there are many opportunities for you to get wholesome merit (Kuso):

  1. by attending the event and listening to the Dhamma talk;
  2. by bringing a small dish for the members of Sangha’s lunch;
  3. by helping cooking volunteers one day before and/or
  4. by laying the tables and chairs for all attendees and well-wishers one day before the event, taking them down and doing clean-up after the event.

There will be more parking spots available inside the next door compound on the 108th Ave.

It has come to our attention that this email notice might go into your “Junk” mailbox.  We therefore urge you to check your “Junk” mailbox and move this email notice to your regular “Inbox” mailbox.  Then, emails from MTBS will not be ended up in your “Junk” mailbox in future.

Please pass the message to those who don’t have emails.

Please kindly participate in promoting and propagating Buddha Sasana by allowing us to take and post pictures and/or video of attendees and the Dhamma activities at the temple including the practice of Vipassana Meditation, on the temple’s web-site.   If you object to be photographed and videotaped, please kindly consult with Sayadaw.

You can visit regularly http://www.mtbscanada.org or https://www.facebook.com/mtbscanada/ for upcoming Dhamma events.

If you wish to sponsor a Dhamma Talk event to get wholesome merit, please kindly let the Sayadaw U Sanda know at (604) 951-9054 or email us at mtbscanada@gmail.com

Thank you with loving kindness (Metta).

MTBS

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