Kathina

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Etymology

Borrowed from Pali kaṭhina.

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Kathina (uncountable)

  1. (Buddhism) An annual festival during which robes are presented to priests, usually falling between the 1st day of the waning moon of the 11th month and the middle of the 12th month under the lunar calendar.
  2. A robe presented to a priest during this festival.

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