Benefits of Kathina Offering:
1. Monks who receive the offerings and the members of the Sangha, can go from places to
place for their Dhamma works and meditation practice without needing to inform any monk
in the monastery.
2. Monks do not need to carry a complete set of robes when they go anywhere to carry out
their religious duties.
3. Monks can have their breakfast and lunch in different places offered by different
donors without breaking their monastic rules (Vinaya).
4. They can keep other robes according to their wishes for more than ten days without
breaking monastic rules.
5. The robes offered to them by donors are suitable and good for them, so they can extend
their time to search for another set of robes for four months through out fall and winter.
6. The Buddhist followers support and help the monks to maintain the Buddhist teachings
and tradition for world peace.
7. Those who support the Monks and the Sangha are always happy, joyful, and wealthy.
8. They promote Buddhist Teachings in Western society where people are Seeking Spiritual
food for their hearts, and need spiritual and moral training.
9. The Monks have no worry about searching for cloth to make their robes, and in this way
they have more time to concentrate on their Dhamma study and meditation practice, and
can serve more people in their communities.
10. The donors cultivate generosity, perform charity, and exhibit selflessness.
11. The donors follow the noble way of life and maintain a humane society on this
planet. They are the source of peace and happiness for the world.