Robe Offering Ceremony & Patio Roof Opening SATURDAY 28 November 2026 at Dhammagiri
The Kaṭhina season is traditionally the time when both lay community and monastic sangha cooperate in a grand ceremony meant to mark the end of the yearly retreat period. It is long considered as one of the most auspicious times in the year to make merit ('puñña' = good karma), when the laity present robes and other requisites to the Sangha in a joyful spirit, full of appreciation for the monks resolute striving in their meditation during the rains retreat.
This year we also hope to have the new 280 m2 Patio Roof erected just in time. If construction works out as planned 🤞we thus hope to celebrate the Inauguration of our new Patio Space together with the robe offering ceremony.
(Extension of the concrete slab, installation of the Buddha statues in the pediments, and some associated jobs like step-extension & screen for monks' area, we plan to do in 2027)
Click Image for more info about Patio Roof Project
Our special guests at this year's Robe Offering Ceremony will be Luang Por Koon, Luang Por Dtumrong, and Luang Por Wijit, three hightly respected senior abbots in the tradition of Ajahn Chah/Wat Nong Pah Pong in Thailand. They will be accompanied by Ajahn Chat Chai.
The senior monks will stay with us from 25 November evening until 28 November afternoon.
Thursday 26 November
Almsoffering to LP Koon, LP Dtumrong & LP Wijit
at Dhammagiri
10:00 am
Preparation of food for Almsoffering
10:30 am
Almsoffering
Anumodanā & Blessing
Shared Meal
11:50 am
Dhamma Discussion with Visiting Senior Monks
01.00 pm
End of Program
Friday 27 November
Almsoffering New Farm Park Rotunda with
LP Koon, LP Dtumrong & LP Wijit
10:00 am
Preparation of food for Almsoffering
10:30 am
Almsoffering
Anumodanā & Blessing
Shared Meal
Meeting Visiting Senior Monks in Rotunda after Meal
12:30 pm
End of Program
Please Note:
No monks at Dhammagiri on Fri 27 November,
Almsoffering at New Farm Park!
Saturday 28 November
Robe Offering & Patio Roof Opening at Dhammagiri
with LP Koon, LP Dtumrong & LP Wijit
09.30 am
Arrival of Participants,
Preparing food for Almsoffering
10.15 am
Almsround & Shared Meal
11.45 am
Triple Refuge & 5 Precepts
Robe Offering Ceremony
Anumodanā & Blessing
Invitation to Teach Dhamma
Dhammatalk
Formal Request to Recite Paritta
Invitation to Devatā
Paritta Chanting by Sangha
02.00 pm
End of Program
Please note there will be no 3:00 pm Meditation session)
The Events will be livestreamed on our Youtube Channel
Luang Por Dtumrong Siribhaddo (abbot of Wat Pah Nam Kham Keng, Ubon Ratchathani), has visited us before in 2017. He really enjoyed his stay here, and was highly appreciative of the set-up of our hermitage, and the beautiful natural environment.
