*Kathina Robe Offering Ceremony - November 13 & 14, 2026*

បុណ្យកថិនទានសាមគ្កី

Kathina Ceremony

(Robe Offering Ceremony)

Please join us to celebrate Kathina Ceremony

Program

Friday November 13, 2026

 3:00 PM

Welcome all guests and Opening Ceremony by Ajar

Salutation to the Buddha,  Dharma talk

Saturday November 14, 2026

9:30 AM

 Alms-giving ceremony

Food offering to the monks (Ben Bart)

 Kathina Observation and Buddha blessing Ceremony

12:00 PM

      Lunch served to all guests/Special Announcement

1:00 PM

Kathina procession ceremony and offering the Kathina robe to the monks.

All participants will be blessed by monks and Ajar 

Appreciation speech by Ajar or President of MCBS

បុណ្យកថិនទានសាមគ្កី

ពុទ្ធិកសមាគមវត្តខ្មែរម៉ូដែសតូ សូមគោរពអញ្ជើញលោកអ្នកចូលរួម បុណ្យកថិនទានសាមគ្កីដើម្បីដង្ហែមកវេរប្រគេនព្រះសង្ឈ។

កម្មវិធីបុណ្យ

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី១៣ ខែ១១ ឆ្នាំ២០២៦

ម៉ោង ៣:០០ ល្ងាច

 ជួបជុំពុទ្ធបរិស័ទ នមស្ការព្រះរតនត្រ័យ សមាទានសីល និង

និមន្តធម្មកថិកសំដែងធម៌ទេសនា  ។

ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី១៤ ខែ១១ ឆ្នាំ២០២៦

ម៉ោង ៩:៣០ ព្រឹក

 ពិធីរាប់បាត្រ _រវរភត្តប្រគេនព្រះសង្ឈបង្សុកូល

ឧទិសកុសលជូនដល់បុព្ធការីជន  

ម៉ោង ១២:០០ ថ្ងៃត្រង់ ភ្ញាវទទូលទានអាហារ

ម៉ោង ១:០០ រសៀល

ដង្ហែអង្គកថិនទានសាមគ្គី និងវេរអង្គកថិនប្រកេនព្រះសង្ឈ

និងប្រកាសលទ្ធផលជាកិច្ចបញ្ចប់បុណ្យ្។

Kathina Ceremony

 (Robe offering ceremony)

Kathina is a Buddhist festival that takes place during the months of October and November.  Kathina occurs at the end of the Vassa (Rains Retreat).  For the duration of Vassa, the residents of the monastery have been obliged by their Rule not to travel unless absolutely necessary.   In some monasteries, monks dedicate the Vassa to intensive meditation, practice self-discipline, and share the teaching with the lay community.  Kathina marks the emergence of monks from retreat and it is a time of giving, for the laity to express gratitude to monks and nuns for their teaching and guidance.  These ceremonies have continued through the ages and have evolved from culture to culture in Cambodia, Thai, Lao, and Burma.

Today in Cambodia, the Kathina ceremony provides one of the most popular occasions for merit-making. The Buddhist people celebrate this robe-offering ceremony with profound respect and devotion to the monks, who have just spent three months in the monastery observing the Vassa.  

In rural Cambodia, everybody in a village will participate in the Kathina ceremony as a community activity which may last anywhere from one day to as many as three days.

On the day of the festival people bring donations to temples, especially new robes and other basic necessities to the monks, thereby bringing spiritual merit to all participants.

Kathina ceremony promotes generosity and selflessness. It also provides an opportunity to the people to gain spirituality.