Saturday, Nov 1, 2025
10:30 am
We lost our friend and longtime supporter, Thanit Klangprapan, on Sunday, Oct 12. On Saturday, Nov 1, we will celebrate Nit’s life and passing with her family. Please feel free to join us for this occasion. We will start with the traditional meal offering for the monastic community, followed by a ceremony honoring Nit’s life.
You are welcome to join the Abhayagiri sangha for this year’s Kathina ceremony on Sunday, October 12. Everyone is warmly welcome.
The schedule for the day is:
9:30am - Arrive at the Monastery
10:30am - Meal Offering
1:00pm - Kathina Ceremony and Dhamma Talk
Each year since the time of the Buddha, at the end of the three‑month Rains Retreat, the lay community around Buddhist monasteries have gathered to celebrate the completion of the retreat. This 2,500‑year‑old tradition is still carried on here in the West in the Theravadan monasteries. A lay supporter or a group of supporters request to organize the preparation and formal offerings. It is both a significant and joyful occasion that, over time, has become emblematic of the richness of the relationship that exists between the lay people and the monastics. This relationship is characterized by deep bonds of friendship and commitment to mutual support. All year round, the monastery functions solely on offerings from the lay community.
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