Jathika Adhishthanaya on July 12

Chamikara Weerasinghe

The members of Maha Sangha will conduct a special spiritual invocation on July 12 opposite the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy to invoke their blessings on the nation and the country.

Ven. Maduluwawe Sobhitha thera and Ven. Pitiduwe Siridhamma Thera yesterday announced at press conference at the BMICH, that they have arranged a special invocation Jathika-adhishthanaya to send forth their blessings to protect the country from all ills.

Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thera said the Mahanayake Theras of Asgiri, Malwathu and Amarapura Chapters will participate in the programme.

“Thousands of Buddhist monks are expected to convene from all quarters of the country at Maligawa to give out their blessings to the nation on this occasion,” he said.

Ven. Dhammaloka Thera said they discussed among the Sangha community how important and beneficial it would be to bless the people at the time where everything including the environment appear to have gone out of sorts, with flood situations in some areas and drought in others and many more.

Ven. Madulkuwawe Sobhitha Thera said the Bhikkhus have presented themselves to protect this country and its nation in times of trouble throughout the history. “And this will be no exception,” he said.

”We aspire by virtue of the ,Buddha’s relics at Dalada Maligawa, by virtue of Sri Maha Bodhi , the Dhamma and Sangha that our motherland and its people may be relieved of all its ills.

“Jathika-adhishthanaya” is based on spiritually soothing the country and there will be no political agendas attached to it, the monks said.