Tri-Nikaya Maha Sangha celebrates Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday

A historic Maha Sangha Forum was held at the Biyagama Sri Bodhirukkharama Maha Viharaya to celebrate the 91st Birthday of the Dalai Lama.   

Presided over by the Most Venerable Dr Malwane Pannasara Mahanayake Thera (Siyam Maha Nikaya), the event brought together 130 supreme monastic leaders from the Three Nikayas and over 300 lay devotees. High-profile dignitaries including former Speaker Asoka Ranwala, Biyagama Deputy Mayor Sugath Dissanayake, Former SJB Provincial Minister U George Perera, District Organiser SBP Jayantha Atapattu and SLPP Organiser Ajith Kumara graced the occasion.   

Organised by the Foundation for Buddhist Brotherhood, led by Dr Damenda Porage (IBC Deputy Secretary-General), Bodhirukkharama Maha Viharaya and Biyagama Tri-Nikayika Sangha Council, the forum highlighted India’s monumental role and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visionary state support in safeguarding the Tibetan Buddhist heritage.