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With the re-awakening of people:
Sri Lanka will emerge as a leading country - Mahanayake Thera
Indika POLKOTUWA
A country can be easily rebuilt if its people are patriotic and
virtuous. The present re-awakening visible among the people will enable
Sri Lanka too to emerge as a leading country in the world soon, said
Most Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiriya
Chapter.
The prelate expressed these sentiments at a meeting which followed
the donation of a new house built on a plot of land owned by The Sri
Dalada Maligawa at Lihinipitiya, Naula to a needy family in Palapathwala,
Matale on Wednesday. The beneficiaries were D.K. Tillakaratne and his
family of six children. Ven. Udugama Sri Buddharakkhitha Mahanayake
Thera handed over the keys of the house to beneficiary Tillakaratne in
the presence of a large gathering.
The Mahanayake Thera who exhorted the people and all parties to join
hands in the nation building effort said the donation of the house was
made possible due to the untiring efforts of Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep
Nilanga Dela Bandara. The fully equipped house was built at a cost of Rs.
1 million.
The Mahanayake Thera said the Sri Dalada Maligawa had been able to
extend its religious and social work to a great extent after Dela
Bandara assumed office as Diyawadana Nilame. Diyawadana Nilame Pradeep
Nilanga Dela Bandara also spoke. Ven. Wehera Sri Madhananda Chief Sangha
Nayaka Thera, Kandy District Secretary Gotabhaya Jayaratne and
Kataragama Devalaya Basnayaka Nilame Kushan Wegodapola were also
present.
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