9 November 2026
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2026-11-09 14:46
A ceremony to offer meals and Kathina robes to the members of Sangha who had observed the Buddhist Lent at Aung Mingala Monastery in Ward No. 11, Hlinethaya (West) Township, Yangon Region, jointly organized by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Myanmar and the Myanmar-China Buddhist Friendship and Exchange Association, was held on the morning of 7th November at the Buddha Hall of the Mahānāyaka Monastic Building in Yangon, where the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee members Sayadaws reside.
At the ceremony, the congregation observed the Five Precepts administered by the Myitkyina Sayadaw and Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Bhaddanta Candavarabhivamsa and listened to the Paritta discourses recited by the members of Sangha.
Afterwards, the donors offered robes and other offertory items to the venerable Sayadaws.
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Myanmar donated robes and other offertory items worth a total of 62.5 million kyats, while the Myanmar-China Buddhist Friendship and Exchange Association donated robes and offertory items worth more than 80 million kyats, bringing the total value of donations to over 140 million kyats.
Subsequently, the congregation listened to the sermons of appreciation and shared the merits of the donations by pouring the ceremonial water.
Day Meals were then offered to the venerable Sayadaws and members of the Sangha, while lunch was also provided to the invited guests.
The ceremony was attended by officials from the Myanmar-China Trade and Investment Promotion Association, 18 associations representing 18 provinces of China whose businesses have invested in Myanmar, the Interfaith Friendship Organization (Central), the Myanmar Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Myanmar Philanthropic Social Relief Association, the Myanmar Fujian Social Assistance Association and the Myanmar Guangdong Social Assistance Association, as well as other invited guests.
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