Annual Kathina Ceremony organised by the devotees of Scotland Buddhist Vihara will be held for the 14th consecutive year in Glasgow. This years Kathina Ceremony and the end of Rains Retreat (Vassana) will be held at the Partick Burgh Hall in Glasgow.
Date: Saturday, 07th November 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Venue: Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 5LW
Annual Kathina Ceremony organised by the devotees of Scotland Buddhist Vihara will be held for the 14th consecutive year in Glasgow. This years Kathina Ceremony and the end of Rains Retreat (Vassana) will be held at the Partick Burgh Hall in Glasgow.
Date: Saturday, 07th November 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 03:00 pm
Venue: Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 5LW
Please find details below relating to the 2015 Kathina Ceremony:
Weekly Bodhi Pooja:
Following the tradition we have been conducting weekly Dhamma Sermons from the start of the Rains Retreat. Few weeks ago we have brought the Sacred Bodhi Tree to the Vihara (pictured below) to conduct Bodhi Pooja during the Rains Retreat.
For the rest of the Rains Retreat Venerable Vijitha Thero will be conducting Bodhi Pooja on every Saturday going forward. You have this noble opportunity to participate in these rare occasion that Venerable Vijitha Thero, who is a veteran senior Buddhist Monk in conducting Bodhi Pooja in Sri Lanka.
Weekly Bodhi Pooja will be conducted on Saturdays at 05:00 pm. You also have the opportunity to have Bodhi Poojas conducted on a personal basis, please come and speak to Venerable Vijitha Thero at the Vihara after the Saturday Pooja.
Kathina Ceremony Contribution List:
We would like to remind all devotees and friends in Dhamma who wish to contribute towards the annual Kathina Ceremony to provide the details of their contribution on or before 30th of October 2015. We are required to finalise all arrangements by 31st October following the Bodhi Pooja on that day. You all are invited to participate in the discussion of arrangements for the Kathina Ceremony on 31st October at 06:00 pm.
Please click on the link below to view the up to date contribution list. You will see a live document shared online so you can avoid any duplicated contribution. Where possible, we will update this list as and when we receive your contributions. On this list, what you see is what we have received up to that moment.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hzjHCCJLOZ4zQEkSIOy1h22qChH-iq1vM4GwDQUB6ac/edit?usp=sharing
To make your contribution, please reply to this email with details or contact the Vihara.
Participation to the Kathina Ceremony:
Kathina Ceremony will be held at Partick Burgh Hall, 9 Burgh Hall Street, Glasgow G11 5LW from 10:00 am.
Please note that Kathina is the most important event that a Buddhist Lay person can participate only once a year. We will have a Shrine setup at the premises throughout the ceremony. Therefore, please dress appropriately. Adults in White clothing, Girls - Lama Saree, Boys - National Suit. Alternatively, please dress in lite coloured clothes.
As always we need a head count to make sufficient arrangements for Dana meal for Lay People. Therefore, could you please confirm how many of you are participating for the Kathina Ceremony?
Trico Shipping Collections:
Trico Shipping has confirmed that they will be available at the Kathina Ceremony (at Partick Burgh Hall) to collect your goods to Sri Lanka. If you wish to bring in your goods on that day they will collect and assist you shipping your goods to Sri Lanka. Please contact Sumith on 07958050311, Udeni on07727285415 or Panduka on 07983524950 if you wish to use their services on this day.
If you wish to discuss this email or anything else in detail, please reply to this email or contact the Vihara on phone.
Thanking you.
With Metta
Scotland's Buddhist Vihara
1 Caldercuilt Road
Glasgow
G20 0AD
United Kingdom
+44 141 946 5688
web: www.tsbv.org.uk
