Ven Pelpola Vipassi Thera: serving Motherland his forte
A ceremony to felicitate Ven. Pelpola Vipassi Thera, Founder
President, Pelpola Vipassi Foundation, President, World Congress of All
Religions and Japan-Sri Lanka Cultural Friendship Association and
Director General Japan-Sri Lanka Friendship Free Nursery school, for his
national, religious and social service will be held at the Pelpola
Vipassi Foundation headquarters, Borella on March 4, his birthday at
9.30 a.m. The ceremony presided by Mrs. Punothpon Kangrang, a spiritual
leader in Thailand will be attended by members of the Maha Sangha and
several VIPs including Ministers and former Parliamentarians.
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Religious cum social service |
| * Buddhist
missionary work in India
* Peace Pagoda at Sri Pada
* Sasakawa hall, Colombo
* Co-ordinated Japanese
donations for Mahaweli projects |
Secretary of the Pelpola Vipassi Foundation P. D. R. P. Rajapaksa in
a statement issued to mark the occasion said Ven. Pelpola Vipassi
Thera who has rendered vital service to foster Buddhism and child
education while engaging in religious and social service for the past
several years.
Earlier he had engaged in Buddhist missionary work in India holding
various positions in the Maha Bodhi Society of India at Calcutta,
Saranath and Mumbai. Ven. Pelpola Vipassi Thera had rendered valuable
service to further cement bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and
Japan. Many Japanese benefactors had made lavish donations for
religious, social as well as development activities in Sri Lanka due to
his initiative.
The Peace pagoda at Sri Pada, Sasakawa hall in Colombo where Japanese
langauge classes are held for the benefit of Sri Lankan youth are
monuments for his religious and social service. He has also co-ordinated
Japanese donations for several Accelerated Mahaweli Development projects
including Samanalawewa and Moragahakanda reservoirs.
The Education, health and sports sectors in Sri Lanka too had
benefited much through lavish donations arranged by Ven. Pelpola Vipassi
Thera with the help of foreign donors. In March 2006 he organised a
three day Navagraha Shanthikarma ritual at the Ratnapura Maha Saman
Devalaya at his own expense to invoke blessings on the country for
ending the war and return of peace. |
