Kathina

K5A1T1H4I1N1A1

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. BuddhismAn 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.

Origin

Transliteration of Pali kaṭhina.

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Translations

Bengali কঠিন চীবর দান
  • কঠিন চীবর দান (koṭhin cibor dan)Buddhist festival
Chinese Mandarin 供僧衣節 /供僧衣节
  • 供僧衣節 /供僧衣节 (Gōng sēngyī jié)Buddhist festival
Thai กฐิน
  • กฐิน (gà-tǐn)Buddhist festival
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APA

Kathina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kathina

MLA

“Kathina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kathina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kathina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kathina.

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