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Kathina Puja ( Ceremony ) 2011

napoli Buddhist Vihara, Napoli. Cordially,

INVITES ALL TO THE KATHINA PUJA

To be held on:

Date 05th - 06th November 2011

Time, 10.00 / 16.00

Place, Cupa Delle Fascine, No 82 Napoli

Kathina is a Buddhist festival which comes at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists monks. The season, during which a monastery / temple may hold a 'Kathina' festival. It is a month long preperation that begins, after the full moon of the eleventh month (usually October and November).

The Kathina ceremony is tradition which has been maintained in Buddhist countries for over 2000 years. And it is therefore intimately tied up with the traditional culture of each country. Buddhist lay people try to maintain this tradition in their foreign country of residency, with the help of a Buddhist monk. At the same it is an opportunity for the lay people to gather in the temple and practice the Dhamma in various ways. It is a time of giving, for the laity to express gratitude to monks. Lay Buddhists bring donations to temples, especially new robes for the monks.

Donations are made in the following manner.

•Donations by Offering Dana, •Buy or share in the cost of offering a Robe, •Cheewara Cost. •By fully or sharing the cost of the journey of Buddhist monks required for this ceremony. •By donating to the cost of hiring the hall for the ceremony, By just a contribution to the above,

Program

•10.00 Arrival Buddhist Monks and lay people, •Offering to Buddha Poja, shanga dana, •Lunch for all lay people, •Kathina Cheewara offering, •Chanting with Dhamma talk.. May this offering, may this act of merit be a strong support for you to gain enlightenment.

May you be well and Happy!

Ven Panangala Vajiragnana Napoli Buddhist Temple Italy