--- title: "The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which religion?" description: "The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which religion?" author: "UTKARSHA SINGHROUL" published: 2019-03-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51819/the-annual-royal-kathima-ceremony-is-associated-with-which-religion category: "general knowledge" tags: ["religion", "general knowledge"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which religion? Royal Kathima Ceremony is from which religion. ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute **Theravada Buddhists in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand** celebrate **Kathina** at the completion of **Vassa, a three-month rainy season retreat**. The season in which a monastery may hold **Kathina is one month long, starting after the full moon of the eleventh lunar month (usually October).** \ It is a season of giving when the laity expresses their appreciation to the **bhikkhus (Buddhist monks)**. **Donations, particularly new robes for the monks, are brought to temples by lay Buddhists**. The **attha parikara (also known as Atapirikara in Sri Lanka) - the Eight Requisites - is also included in the gifts.** \ ![The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which religion?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/f02b2851-60b9-4d41-834c-f919bbdc44c7/images/b7a3075e-bfef-4ae8-abfd-23b6084e104b.jpeg)\ \ **Kathina is a Pali** word that refers to the **wooden frame** that is used to measure the **length and width** of **Buddhist monks' robes**. According to mythology, **thirty bhikkhus set out on a journey with the goal of spending Vassa** with **Gautama Buddha**. However, rain began to fall before they arrived at their destination, forcing them to make a pit stop in **Saketa**. Mendicant monks should not travel during the rainy season, according to Buddha's Vassa rules, because they may unintentionally destroy crops and/or insects. As a result, the monks had to come to a halt. \ The Buddha honoured the monks by displaying a manner to practise sharing and generosity after the bhikkhus spent their time together without quarrel and **practising Dhamma**. Because a lay disciple had earlier given the Buddha bits of cloth, the Buddha now gave the pieces to the monks and told them to create a robe out of it and give it to one of them as a gift. The **pieces were held together in a frame called a Kathina while they were assembled into one garment.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51819/the-annual-royal-kathima-ceremony-is-associated-with-which-religion Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.