The Most Venerable Hanthane Dhammagavesi Thero, the founder of the Arathi Spiritual Hermitage in Morawaka, has been conferred the title of Anunayaka of the Amarapura Sri Sambuddha Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha of the Maha Vihara.
The ceremony to confer the Akthapathra was held today (27) at the Lotus Hall of the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), under the patronage of the Most Venerable Dr. Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Thero, the Maha Nayaka of the Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, together with members of the Maha Sangha.
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya presented the Akthapathra formally conferring the Anunayaka title on the Thero, while Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Gamagedara Dissanayake presented the Wijinipatha.
The newly appointed Anunayaka Thero is a Rajakiya Panditha and Shasthrapathi and serves as the chief incumbent of three Buddhist institutions: 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.
The ceremony was attended by Myanmar’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Daw Malar Than Hteik, Members of Parliament, including Sagarika Athawuda, other invited guests, members of the Dayaka Sabha and devotees.
