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Mahasamaya Day: Yangon Region CM attended the ceremony

21 June 2024
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2024-06-21 16:06

On the Mahasamaya Day which falls on the full moon day of Nayon month in Myanmar calenda, Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee offered alms-food to the Buddha Image dedicating to the Buddha, Ovadacariya Sayadawgyis of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee and invited members of Sangha and merit sharing and paying homage to the Shwedagon pagoda in procession to be full of a cycle were conducted in the morning on June 21st.

First, the rotating chairmanship of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee U KyawZayya and members, Wut Associations and the members of the reception prayer hall offered alms to the pagoda dedicating to the Buddha.

Next, the Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein and Region Government members offered dawn meal to the OvadacariyaSayadawgyis of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee and invited members of Sangha at the Ancient Buddha Images Prayer Hall.At the merit sharing ceremony, the congregation observed nine precepts administered by member of State Sangha Mahanayaka Committee BaddantaKancana and the rotating chairmanship of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee U KyawZayya supplicated religious affairs.

Next, the Region Government members, Chairman of PBT U KyawZayya and members and well-wishers offered the offertories to the Sayadawgyis. Then, congregation took the sermon delivered by the Ovadacariya of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee BaddantaNaradabhivamsa (HlaYadana) Sayadaw and shared the merits gained.

After that, Chairman and members of Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustee and members of Wut Associations gathered at Chantha-Gyi prayer hall, paid homage to the pagoda by walking in a procession to complete one cycle and recited MahasamayaSutta at Ancient Buddha Images prayer hall, it’s reported.

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