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Thailand delegation arriving Nepal, Brings Kathina Robes to Monastery

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A high level delegation from friendly country, Thailand, is visiting Kathmandu soon.

The delegation is being led by Thailand’s former Foreign Minister, Mr. Saroj Chavanaviraj which will comprise of some five other members from the Thai Foreign Ministry and the Bureau of the Royal Household of Thai Kingdom, it is learnt from the Thai embassy in Kathmandu, today, October 7, 2009.

The Thai delegation is arriving Nepal on October 9 and will be in Nepal until 12^th of this month.

The Thai delegation will, during its brief Nepal sojourn, offer the Royal KATHINA Robes bestowed by His Majesty the King of Thailand to the Muni Vihar Monastery, Bhaktapur on 11 October, 2009.

KATHINA, today, is celebrated as the largest alms giving festival by the followers of Buddhism across the world.

The tradition of collecting clothes at the end of the rains Retreat continues till now. From the time the Vassa comes to an end to the four weeks that follows, willing supporters can make an offering of clothes to the Sangha and the Sangha themselves can’t go about asking for clothes and thus the offering has to come from the people who are willing to donate clothes.

The KATHINA celebration takes place during the months of October and November.

This festival is taken as an important event by the Burmese, Sri Lankans, and the Thai Theravada Buddhists.

This religious ceremony will definitely add one more brick in the already existing excellent Nepal-Thailand bilateral relations more so at the people to people level.

We at telegraphnepal.com wish the event a grand success.

2009-10-07 15:28:44

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