COLOMBO: A historic Maha Sangha Forum was held at the Biyagama Sri Bodhirukkharama Maha Viharaya to celebrate the 91st Birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Presided over by the Most Venerable Dr. Malwane Pannasara Mahanayake Thero (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 Ashoka Ranwala, Biyagama Deputy Mayor Sugath Dissanayake, Former SJB Provincial Minister U George Perera, District Organizer SBP Jayantha Atapattu and SLPP Organizer Ajith Kumara graced the occasion.
Organized 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.
The event concluded with a powerful Seth Pirith chanting invoking a long life of 130 years for His Holiness, followed by the signing of a historic joint blessing declaration.
Marking the occasion with compassion, the foundation’s Karuna Dhara Project distributed month-long essential nutritional packs to expectant mothers.
