Lzh Sarv Bi Vb Pc 136Ending the Robe-Making Season
Pāli / Sanskrit:Kathinuddhāra
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KATHINA UDDHĀRA SUTTA — ENDING THE ROBE-MAKING SEASON
Background
Kathinuddhāra (Kathina Uddhāra) is a rule in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, concerning the ending of the season for making monastic robes. In Theravāda Buddhism, the year of practice is divided into two main periods: the rains retreat (Vassa), lasting three months, during which monastics chiefly remain in monasteries to concentrate on practice; and the non-rainy season, when they may freely go for alms and teach the Dharma.
The Kathina rule was originally established by the Buddha to create favorable conditions for monastics to sew, repair, or complete their robes within a short time. Usually at the end of the rains retreat, the Sangha would gather to complete this work collectively, preparing for the coming season of wandering. Kathinuddhāra is the formal conclusion of this period, marking the return to the normal rules of practice.
Main Content
According to the Vinaya, when the robe-making process is completed, the monastics assemble to perform the Kathinuddhāra ceremony, that is, the ceremony of “lifting the Kathina” or “dissolving the Kathina.” This event marks the end of the special legal privileges that monastics enjoyed during the kathina period.
While Kathina remains in effect, monastics are permitted certain concessions, and they receive additional privileges to focus on the work of making robes. However, when the Kathinuddhāra ceremony is performed, that is, when the Kathina is formally “removed” or “dissolved,” these privileges also cease. From that point, the monastics return to the ordinary Vinaya, carrying out the usual rules and observing the regular restrictions.
Kathinuddhāra is performed through a formal Sangha act, requiring the gathering of the monastics and performance in accordance with the regulations of the Vinaya Piṭaka.
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