Ninth Mahanayake post to Ven. Dr. Sri Sumangala Thera

16 September 2018 07:30 pm

The ninth Mahanayake post of the Sirisumana Parshvaya of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya has been awarded to Ven. Dr. Kolonnawe Sri Sumangala Thera and the Sannas Patraya on this appointment was handed over to the Thera by President Maithripala Sirisena at a special ceremony held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) today.

The Vijinipatha was presented to the new Mahanayake Thera by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, Minister Champika Ranawaka and representatives from India, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar and Indonesia also participated in the event. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja