Three-month remembrance of Late Prof. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Thera begins

Dhamma sermon and alms giving will be held at Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya premises on May 5th and 6th

Former Chancellor of the Sri Jayewardenepura University and the Viharadhikari at Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya late Ven. Prof. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Anu Nayake Thera’s three-month remembrance Dhamma sermon and offer of alms to more than150 members of the Maha Sangha will be held at Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya premises on May 5th and 6th.

Senior lecturer of the Kelaniya University Ven. Prof. Kollupitiye Sri Mahinda Sangharakkitha Nayake Thera of Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya has been invited to deliver the commemorative Dhamma sermon at 7.00 p.m. tomorrow (5) at Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya.

The series of meritorious deeds, organized under the aegis of Ven. Dr. Bellanwila Dhammaratana Nayake Thera, Chief Incumbent of Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya who is also functioning as the Chief Sanghanayake of Singapore and the Advisor at Singapore Buddhist Library, culminate on the following day (May 6) with offer of alms (Sangeeka Daana) to more than 150 Buddhist monks, headed by Malwatte - Asgiriya Maha Nayake Theras, Anunayake Theras, Maha Nayake Thera of Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabhawa, Chief prelates and other members of the Maha Sangha.

To coincide with the commemorative event, more than 300 selected school students of underprivileged families will receive gift parcels of school and educational accessories, patronized by Singaporeans, attached to the Buddhist Library of Singapore.

In addition, a parallel blood donation campaign, arranged by old students of the Sri Lanka Community Development Foundation at Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya will get underway on Sunday (6) at Sri Somarathana pilgrims’ rest, adjacent to the temple premises. Similarly, Bellanwila Tharuna Bauddha Sanvidanaya has planned to donate dry rations and food items to needy families in the area as another meritorious act, meant to transfer merits on late Ven. Bellanwila Wimalarathana Anu Nayake Thera.

All organizations including the Dayaka Sabha and the Sri Bodhiraja Kulagana Samithiya in the temple have coordinated these commemorative programmes.