Nhan
Dan – The Royal Thai Kathina (Robe Offering) ceremony, one of the major
traditional ceremonials of Theravada Buddhism, was held on October 16 at Huyen
Khong Pagoda in Huong Ho commune, Huong Tra district, Thua Thien – Hue
province.
The ceremony was attended by the Thai
ambassador to Vietnam, Anuso Chivanno; and President of the World Fellowship of
Buddhists and Secretary General of the Thai Red Cross Society Phan Wannamephee,
along with Buddhist monks, nuns and followers from Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and
Cambodia.
Representatives of the king of Thailand, King
Bhumibol Adulyadej, offered a royal robe to the head monk at Huyen Khong
pagoda, Most Venerable Thich Phap Tong.
The delegation also presented a gilded statue
of Buddha Shakyamuni and donated nearly VND800 million to the pagoda.
The event aimed to express the Thai Kingdom’s
goodwill towards Vietnamese Buddhist followers, as well as to strengthen
Buddhist solidarity and the relationship between Vietnam and Thailand.
The Kathina ceremony is held annually at the
end of a three-month retreat during the rainy season between the fifteenth days
of the sixth and the ninth lunar months . During the ceremony, followers offer
the monks new robes, which they believe will bring both the recipients and
participants good fortune.
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