Kathina Ceremony

About this event

Please join us for the annual robe offering in Camarillo. Below is the program schedule.

07:00 a.m. - Offering Breakfast to the Sangha 08:30 a.m. - Kathina Parade

• Please gather in front of the monastic residence.

09:15 a.m. - Dyeing of the Robe 09:45 a.m. - Please be seated in the shrine room. 10:00 a.m. - Ceremony of Offering the Kathina Robe to the Sangha

• All offerings to the Buddha should be placed on the offering table.

• Handing over of the robes to devotees and guests.

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Main Ceremony

• Welcome

• Guided Meditation (Loving Kindness)

• Administering the Five Precepts and Taking the Three Refuges

• Devotions and offerings to the Buddha

• Dedication of the Kathina Robe and other requisites to the Sangha

• Handing over of the robes to the Mahasangha

• Dhamma Talks (Sinhala / English)

• Blessings (Tibetan, Vietnamese, English and Pali)

• Dedication of merits and water-pouring ceremony

• Words of Appreciation

11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Lunch and Clean-up

• Offering of lunch to the mondastic Sangha

• Opening of the buffet for members and guests

• Offering of Pirikara to the Sangha

• Tidying and cleaning

• End

From Camarillo Buddhist Center