Pinnacle placing ceremony of new dagoba on Friday
Priyanka Kurugala
The pinnacle placing ceremony of the newly built dagoba at
Sangamiththaramaya, Welipara, Thalawathugoda will take place on January
25 at 5.30 am.
Most Ven Gasnawe Gnanananda Thera will officiate. The Sacred Relics
of the Asoo-Maha-Shravikas are enshrined in this dagoba.
Eighty bronze statues have been placed in the Hathares Kotuwa, for
the first time in history.
Six feet drawings of the inner walls of the dagoba depict the Agra
Maha Shravikas to drive home the historical fact of establishing the
Bhikkuni Order in Sri Lanka. A number of women will be ordained as dasa
sil mathas on January 23 and 24 as part of this religious ceremony.
An Atavisi Buddha pooja will also be held. Asumahashravika Pooja,
alms giving and offering of pirikara to 100 dasa sil mathas will be
another highlight.
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