ຕັກບາດ ບຸນກະຖີນ – Boun Katin
October 18 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Maha Katin, also Thot Kathin celebrates the end of the Buddhist Lent and a replenishment of the temple monks. Buddhist monks throughout the country are free to move from place to place and are eligible to receive new robes in an annual presentation ceremony called ”Thot Kathin“. Besides new robes, Buddhist literature, kitchen equipment, financial contributions and building materials e.g. nails, hand-saws and hammers etc. are also presented to monks on this occasion.
The word ” Thot” means “making an offering to the monk” and the word “Kathin” literary means the “embroider frame” used in sewing the yellow robes. Buddhists regard the “Thot Kathin” ceremony as a most significant form of merit-making.