The Most Venerable Hantane Dhammagavesi Thero, Rajakiya pandith and Shashtrapathi, founder of the Arathi Spiritual Hermitage in Morawaka, and Chief Incumbent of the three temples and Buddhist institutions namely the Dhamma Vihara Centre in Biyagama, the Dhammanikethana Buddhist Centre in Kotigala, Kegalle, and the Siri Dhammarathana Dhamma Research and Bhikkhu Training Centre in Sinharagama, has been conferred the title of Anunayaka of the Amarapura Sri Sambuddha Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha of the Maha Vihara.
The religious ceremony to confer the Akthaptra was held on 27 October at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), under the patronage of the Most Venerable Dr. Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Thero, Maha Nayaka of the Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, together with the venerable members of the Maha Sangha.
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At the ceremony, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented the Akthaptra conferring the title for the new Anunayaka position to the Most Venerable Hanthane Dhammagavesi Thero. The Wijinipatha was presented by Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Gamagedara Dissanayake.
The ceremony was attended by diplomatic representatives, including the Ambassador of Myanmar to Sri Lanka, Daw Malar Than Hteik; Members of Parliament, including Sagarika Athawuda, other invited guests, and members of the Dayaka Sabha and devotees.
