Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla attended the Dhamma preaching ceremony to mark Buddha Day on the full moon day of Kason at Sasana Maha Beikman in the precinct of Nay Pyi Taw Uppatasanti Pagoda yesterday evening.
The Senior General and wife who led the congregation took the Five Precepts from Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Myingyan Koehsaung Building of Thirimala Monastery Presiding Patron Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Jotipala. They also respectfully listened to Dhamma Katha Desana preached by State Ovadacariya 17th Sangharaja of Shwegyin Sect Chancellor of Sitagu International Buddhist Academies Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Dr Bhaddanta Nyanissara.
The Senior General and wife donated more than K111.1 million as nine prerequisites for the Sayadaw to Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko.
Later, Sitagu Sayadaw delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits gained. —MNA/TTA
