Establishing religious ties

Maha Nayaka of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Davuldena Gnanissara Thera and Maha Nayaka of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya Most Venerable Napana Premasiri Thera arriving at the Shinnyo-en Temple

Religious observances conducted at the Hachi-oji Temple in Japan. Here Venerable Yalagamuwe Dammissara Thera, Chief Priest of the Hachi-oji Temple in Japan addresses the gathering. Also in the picture is Sri Lankan Ambassador Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda

Maha Nayaka of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Davuldena Gnanissara Thera and Maha Nayaka of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya Most Venerable Napana Premasiri Thera being led in procession at the Shinnyo-en Temple. Also in the picture is Sri Lankan Ambassador Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda

Religious observances at the residence of Sri Lankan Ambassador.

Maha Nayaka of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Davuldena Gnanissara Thera and Maha Nayaka of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya Most Venerable Napana Premasiri Thera visited Japan from May 9 to 16 accompanied by a high level delegation of Buddhist clergy.

The Most Venerable Maha Nayaka Theras visited Japan on the invitation of the Embassy of Sri Lanka to attend a series of events organised by the Embassy in collaboration with Venerable Yalagamuwe Dammissara Thera of the Hachi-oji Temple in Japan and the Shinnyo-en Temple in Tachikawa, Japan. A special event was organised at the Shinnyo-en Temple to mark the close and longstanding Diplomatic ties and Buddhist religious ties between the two countries.

During the visit, the Most Venerable Theras called on several senior Japanese Buddhist dignitaries including Her Holiness Shinso Ito, the Head Priestess of Shinnyo-en Temple in Tachikawa in Japan and also visited religious institutions in Kyoto where they exchanged views on the long standing religious ties between Sri Lankan and Japan.