SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla offer day meals to religious title recipient Sayadaws
NAY PYI TAW March 14
Chairman of the State Administration Council of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla offered day meals to religious title recipient Sayadaws for 2022 at Sasana Beikman building in the precinct of Uppatasanti Pagoda in Nay Pyi Taw this morning.
The ceremony was also attended by Chairman of the Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Presiding Nayaka of Mandalay’s Bhamo Monastery Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Dr Kumarabhivamsa, Secretary of SSMNC Presiding Nayaka of Thanlyin’s Minkyaung Pahtamabyan Buddhist Learning Centre Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa recipient title recipient Sayadaws for 2022, SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, Council members General Mya Tun Oo, Admiral Tin Aung San, Mahn Nyein Maung, Daw Aye Nu Sein, U Moung Har, U Sai Lon Hsai, Dr Banya Aung Moe, U Shwe Kyein and Lt-Gen Yar Pyae, Secretary Lt-Gen Aung Lin Dway, Chairman of the Union Election Commission U Thein Soe and their wives, Union ministers, the Auditor-General of the Union, the Chairman of Union Civil Service Board, the Chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council, the Governor of Central Bank of Myanmar, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command and officials.
Before the ceremony, the Senior General offered alms, fruits, flowers, water and oil lights to the Buddha image in the Sasana Beikman building.
The ceremony was opened with threetime recitation of Namo Tassa. The congregation led by the Senior General and wife took the Five Precepts from the Bhamo Sayadaw and listened to the recitation of Metta Sutta by membersm of the Sangha.
The Senior General and wife donated offertories and day meals to the Chairman Bhamo Sayadaw and the Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife alms to Thanlyin Minkyaung Sayadaw, Council members and other leaders, alms and day meals to religious title recipient Sayadaws.
The wife of the Senior General and the wife of the Vice-Senior General donated alms and day means to religious title recipient nuns.
Later, Thanlyin Minkyaung Sayadaw delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits gained. The ceremony ended with three-time recitation of Buddha Sasanam Ciram Titthatu.