Sri Lanka’s Sri Dalada Maligawa and the Malwathu-Asgiri temples have donated Rs.15 million in financial assistance to support those affected by the recent earthquake in Myanmar.
On Wednesday (02 Apr), the Chief Incumbent of the Asgiriya Chapter, the Anunayake Theros of the Malwathu and Asgiriya Chapters, along with committee members and the Maha Sangha, gathered near the Sacred Tooth Relic to chant Pirith and offer blessings.
According to a statement from the Sri Dalada Maligawa, this ceremony was held to honour the lives lost in the disaster and to pray for the well-being and recovery of the people of Myanmar.
“Sri Lanka shares a long-standing and close relationship with Myanmar, a nation with a deep-rooted Theravada Buddhist tradition. In a reaffirmation of this bond, the Sri Dalada Maligawa and the Malwathu-Asgiri temples have donated 15 million rupees in financial assistance to support those affected by the recent natural disaster in Myanmar,” the statement said.
The donation was officially handed over to the Ambassador of Myanmar in Sri Lanka by the Most Venerable Mahanayake Thero of the Asgiriya Chapter and the Honorable Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. (Newswire)
