The Ceremony to welcome and present the Sannas Patra to the Chief Incumbent of the Kotte Madiwela Sri Gnanananda Buddhist Centre and the Nikapotha Subhadraramaya Piriven Maha Viharaya in Haputale and Sri Rathanajothi Vanshalankara Saddharmavagishwara Shastra Visharada Panditha Mahopadhyaya, the Most Venerable Nikapotha Chandrajothi Maha Nayaka Thero, conferring the title of Mahanayaka of the Maha Viharavanshika Udarata Amarapura Maha Nikaya, was held today (17) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) with the participation of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The ceremony was held under the patronage of the Mahanayaka of the Maha Viharavanshika Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithreemurthi Mahanayaka Thero. During the ceremony, the Sri Sannas Patra conferring the position of Mahanayaka of the Udarata Amarapura Maha Nikaya was presented to the Most Venerable Nikapotha Chandrajothi Maha Nayaka Thero by Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The event was graced by the presence of Maha Sangha of the three Nikayas, and attended by the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala, other Ministers and Members of Parliament, the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs, government officials, and a large gathering of devotees.
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