The Kathina ceremony is one of the official traditional rituals of Therevada Buddhism in which Buddhist followers donate new robes to the monks in the hope that both monks and devotees at the Kathina ceremony will gain merits.

Addressing the Kathina ceremony, representatives from the Thai Royal Family said the Thai Royal Family wants to express their feelings toward Vietnamese Buddhist monks, nuns and followers, as well as the solidarity of Buddhism in general and the fine relations between Vietnam and Thailand.