Thera completes 50 years in Sangha order
Chaminda Perera
Maharagama Sri Vajiraggnana Dharmayathanaya Chief Incumbent and the
Chief Sanganayaka of America Ven Maharagama Dharmasiri Nayaka Thera
yesterday completed 50 years in the Buddhist Sangha order.
Ven Dharmasiri Thera born on August 25, 1949, was ordained at the
Maharagama Sri Vajiraggnana Dharmayathanaya in June 1960 under the
tutelage of Most Ven Madihe Pagnaseeha Maha Nayaka Thera and Ven
Ampitiye Rahula Thera.
Seventy one children were ordained as novices to mark this occasion.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa who arrived at the Dharmayathana
yesterday offered alms to the Maha Sangha and the novice monks and
received the blessings of the Maha Sangha.
He also met Ven Gangodawila Soma Thera's mother at the temple.
A crowd of devotees participated in the ordination ceremony. Deputy
Minister Upali Kodikara and Maharagama Mayor Kanthi Kodikara were also
present.
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