Rename 'kohana' to 'system' to conform to the Kohana filesystem layout. I'm comfortable with us not clearly drawing the distinction about the fact that it's Kohana.

system/controllers/template.php

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+<?php defined('SYSPATH') OR die('No direct access allowed.');
+/**
+ * Allows a template to be automatically loaded and displayed. Display can be
+ * dynamically turned off in the controller methods, and the template file
+ * can be overloaded.
+ *
+ * To use it, declare your controller to extend this class:
+ * `class Your_Controller extends Template_Controller`
+ *
+ * $Id: template.php 3769 2008-12-15 00:48:56Z zombor $
+ *
+ * @package    Core
+ * @author     Kohana Team
+ * @copyright  (c) 2007-2008 Kohana Team
+ * @license    http://kohanaphp.com/license.html
+ */
+abstract class Template_Controller extends Controller {
+
+	// Template view name
+	public $template = 'template';
+
+	// Default to do auto-rendering
+	public $auto_render = TRUE;
+
+	/**
+	 * Template loading and setup routine.
+	 */
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		parent::__construct();
+
+		// Load the template
+		$this->template = new View($this->template);
+
+		if ($this->auto_render == TRUE)
+		{
+			// Render the template immediately after the controller method
+			Event::add('system.post_controller', array($this, '_render'));
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Render the loaded template.
+	 */
+	public function _render()
+	{
+		if ($this->auto_render == TRUE)
+		{
+			// Render the template when the class is destroyed
+			$this->template->render(TRUE);
+		}
+	}
+
+} // End Template_Controller