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Priyanka KURUGALA
A State level Bodhi Pooja will be held blessing on the tsunami
affected people in Japan and pass merit on the victims, on the direction
of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The national program will be held at Temple Trees tomorrow at 6 pm.
Organizers will telecast this program to Japan live.
There will be special religious programs in 24 places covering all
districts parallel to the main religious program at Temple Trees.
Religious activitiy will be held in, Colombo - Bellanvila Rajamaha
Viharaya, Gampaha - Kelaniya Rajamaha Viharaya, Kalutara - Kalutara
Bodhi, Kandy - Temple of the tooth relic, Matale - Alu Viharaya,
Polonnauwa - Gal Viharaya, Badulla Mahiyangana Temple - Moneragala -
Kataragama Kirivehera, Kegalle - Mahindodaya Pirivena, Ratnapura -
Ratnapura Saman Devalaya, Mulaitivu - Mankulama Sri Sugatha Viharaya,
Trincomalee - Seruwavila Rajamaha Viharaya, Kurunegala Bauddhaloka
Pirivena, Puttalam - Puttalam Buddhist Centre, Anuradhapuraya - Sri Maha
Bodhi, Nuwara Eliya - Nuwara Eliya Buddhist Centre, Galle - Unawatuna
Yatagala Hettawala Pirivena, Matara - Matara Bodhi, Hambantota -
Tissamaharama Rajamaha Vihara, Jaffna - Nagadeepa Rajamaha Vihara,
Kilinochchi - Kilinochchi Lumbini Vihara, Mannar - Mannarama Sri
Swarnathilakarama, Vavuniya - Atambagaskada Sudharamarama ancient
Temple.
This was revealed at a press conference at the Government Information
Department Narahenpita.
Annunayake Siyam Maha Nikaya Malwatu Chapter Most Ven Niyangoda
Vigithasiri said the Japanese tsunami revealed the impermanence of the
world. It is the duty of all Sri Lankans to invoke merit on those
affected by the Japanese tsunami.
Siyam Maha Nikaya Asgiri Chapter General Secretary Most Ven Anamaduwe
Dhammadassi Thera said that as Buddhists, Sri Lankans should invoke
blessings on those affected by the calamity.
Ven Watinapaha Somananda Thera said Pinkamas have to be held in all
temples.
Nippon Education and Cultural Centre Secretary Ven Meegahatenne
Chandrasiri Thera said Japan is one of the closest friends of Sri Lanka. |
