Prime Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated at a ceremony held on Sunday (August 24) to offer the newly constructed Relic Chamber at the historic Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Raja Maha Vihara premises to the Buddha Sasana
Following the unveiling of the commemorative plaque by the Chief Incumbent of the historic Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Most Venerable Dr. Aluthnuwara Anuruddha Nayaka Thero, the Prime Minister made a floral offering to the relic chamber, after which the Prime Minister also joined the opening of the newly established temple museum located on the lower floor of the chamber.
The occasion was graced by the presence of Chief Incumbents of the Lankarama in Los Angeles, the Indiana Buddhist Vihara, and the Ohio Maitri Bhavana Center in the United States, as well as the Chief Sanghanayake Thero for the Western and Central States of USA, and the Chief Incumbent of the historic Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Most Venerable Mangala Dharmakirti Sri Dharma Duta Seva Bhushana Talangama Devananda Nayaka Thero along with the Maha sangha, and Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Mayor of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Arusha Athapaththu, other political authorities, and a large number of devotees.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
