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Sinhala translations of Pali Buddhist scriptures presented to the President
Aug 30, Colombo: Ven. Kirama Wimalajothi Thero presented 47 volumes of Sinhala translations of Pali Scriptures to the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on August 28th.
Following an ancient tradition of handing over Buddhist scriptures and books to the ruler of the land by the Buddhist clergy, the Venerable Thero handed over the translated volumes to the present day ruler, President Rajapaksa in a ceremony on Friday.
The Scriptures written originally in Sanskrit and then translated into Pali during the Anuradhapura Kingdom were in danger of losing and Ven. Kirama Wimalajothi was assigned the task of translating the volumes in to Sinhala.
As a gratitude to the immense task performed by the Venerable Thero, the President donated one million rupees from the Presidential Fund to the Maha Sangha for further development of Buddhist literature.
Venerable Maha Sanga, Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara and Ministers Susil Premajayantha, Piyasiri Wijenayaka and Dinesh Gunawardena also participated in the event.
(Pictures by Sudath Silva)
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