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Gratitude

Katannuta. The Buddha named two people hard to find in the world: one who acts first for another's welfare, and one who is grateful.

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Monks on their morning alms round (pindacāra) carrying alms bowls

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Dana — The Practice of Generosity

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.

Archival photograph of a Borobudur relief panel depicting the Mahisa Jataka, a past-life tale of the Buddha illustrating the perfections

Core TeachingsMahayana

The Six Paramitas

Six perfections that the bodhisattva cultivates across countless lifetimes: generosity, ethical conduct, patience, joyous effort, meditative concentration, and wisdom. The structural curriculum of the Mahayana.

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Kathina 2025 — Rajkiya Buddha Vihara, Lumbini

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.

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Kathina 2025 — Shakyamuni Vihar, Lumbini

The 2025 Kathina at Shakyamuni Vihar, Lumbini — the offering of the robe to the resident sangha following the close of vassa.

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