{"id":3565,"date":"2025-10-16T21:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbvstaging.floridabuddhistvihara.net\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=3565"},"modified":"2025-11-18T18:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:36:15","slug":"katina-ceremony-2025-248","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbvstaging.floridabuddhistvihara.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/katina-ceremony-2025-248\/","title":{"rendered":"Katina Ceremony 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Florida Buddhist Vihara<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>2208 Maydell Drive\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Tampa, FL 33619.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>813-621-1337 \/ Cell 813-313-9784<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Invitation<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Dear Devotees,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Florida Buddhist Vihara cordially invites you to the &#8221;Katina Ceremony 2025&#8221; and Pirith chanting on Friday, October 31 and &#8221;Dane &#8221; offering (Lunch) on Saturday, November 01 at the Florida Buddhist Vihara premises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">Program<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Friday October 31<sup>st<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 199px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>06.30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Arrival of devotees and guests.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>07.00 pm &#8211; 08.00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Gilanpasa Buddha Pujawa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 31px;\"><strong>08.00 pm &#8211; 08.30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 31px;\">Offering of Gilanpasa for monks. Tea &amp; coffee for laity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>08.30 pm &#8211; 09.00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Welcome speech and introducing the Venerable monks. Short Dhamma talk (Anusasanawa) of pirith.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>09.00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Maha Piritha chanting.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>10.00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Dhammachakkhapawattana Sutta.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>11.00 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Conclusion of pirith chanting. Distribution of blessed threads. (Pirith threads).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 25.8121%; height: 24px;\"><strong>12.00 am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 74.1879%; height: 24px;\">Commencement of sewing of the &#8221;Katina Robe&#8221;.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">Saturday November 01<sup>st<\/sup><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>06.30 am &#8211; 07.00 am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Preparing &#8221;Heel Dane&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>07.00 am &#8211; 07.15 am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Offering of the &#8220;Buddha Pujawa&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>07.15 am &#8211; 08.15 am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Offering of &#8220;Heel Dana&#8221; to the monks. Breakfast for laity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>10.00 am &#8211; 11.00 am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Children\u2019s Pola (trade fair).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>11.00 am &#8211; 11.15 am<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Offering of midday &#8220;Buddha Poojawa&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>11.30 am <\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Offering of &#8220;Dana&#8221; for monks. Lunch for laity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>01.00 pm &#8211; 01.30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">&#8221;Katina&#8221; Perahera (Procession).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>01.30 pm &#8211; 02.30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Offering of the &#8220;Katina Robe&#8221;. Dhamma sermon (Anusasanawa).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>02.30 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Punyanumodanawa (Transfer of merits) and vote of thanks.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 26.4118%;\"><strong>02.45 pm<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 73.5882%;\">Conclusion of &#8220;Katina&#8221; ceremony. Cleaning of the premises.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><u>Kathina Dane (Lunch) Sign-Up Sheet <\/u><u>November 01,\u00a0<\/u><u>202<\/u><u>5<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>Kindly note that Face Masks are Required While Offering Dana.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Please join us virtually via the link given below if you are unable to attend in person.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/sug-gpbq-fcv\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Google Meet<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Further contact: 813-621-1337,\u00a0 813-313-9784<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong>With metta,<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">May the noble triple gem bless you all !<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Buddhist Vihara 2208 Maydell Drive\u00a0 Tampa, FL 33619. 813-621-1337 \/ Cell 813-313-9784 Invitation Dear Devotees, Florida Buddhist Vihara cordially invites you to the &#8221;Katina Ceremony 2025&#8221; and Pirith chanting on Friday, October 31 and &#8221;Dane &#8221; offering (Lunch) on Saturday, November 01 at the Florida Buddhist Vihara premises. 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