Generosity as formal practice. The first of the ten perfections in the Theravada list.
The cultivation of generosity. The first of the six paramitas, the first of the ten paramis. The practice the Buddha taught laypeople before any other. The economic foundation of the sangha for 2,500 years.
The twenty-first day of the Gunla series at Dharmakirti Vihar. A discourse by Danavati Guruma on the practice of generosity that gives the day its name.
The 2025 Kathina at Rajkiya Buddha Vihara, Lumbini — the annual robe-offering ceremony, the moment when laypeople offer the kathina robe to the sangha at the close of the three-month rains retreat.
The 2025 Kathina at Shakyamuni Vihar, Lumbini — the offering of the robe to the resident sangha following the close of vassa.
