SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win and party offer certificates, titles to members of the Sangha who passed the Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida selection exam
NAY PYI TAW May 22
A ceremony to honour 20 members of the Sangha who passed the 74th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida selection examination organized by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture was held in conjunction with the certificate presentation ceremony at Maha PasanaCave on Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon this morning.
Present at the ceremony were members of the Sangha led by Chairman of the StateSangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Mandalay’s Bhamo Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa, Ovadacariya Sayadaws of Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida selection board, Tipitaka Dhammabhandagarika Sayadaws, Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws, exam contributor Sayadaws, Tipitaka Puccheka Sayadaws, supervisor Sayadaws, members of the Sangha who passed the 74th Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida selection examination, Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Commander in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, SAC member Dr Banyar Aung Moe, Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko, Union Ministerfor Health Dr Thet Khaing Win, Chief Minister of Yangon Region U Soe Thein, Lt-Gen Thet Pon of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Commander of Yangon Command Maj- Gen Nyunt Win Swe and their wives, departmental officials and guests.
The Vice-Senior General and party took the Five Precepts from Vice-Chairman of the Ovadacariya Committee of the examination Presiding Nayaka of Mogaung Monastery of Hinthada in Ayeyawady Region Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Bhaddanta Sudhammacarabhivamsa.
First, Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Mandalay’s Bhamo Monastery Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Kumarabhivamsa gave Saraniya Ovadakatha.
Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Ko Ko supplicated religious affairs.
Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win offered Mula Abhidhammakovida title and certificate to Ashin Manita, who has passed the two and a half Pitaka treatises, of Tipitaka Maha Gandawin Nikaya Monastery in Dagon Myothit (East) Township of Yangon Region. SAC member Dr Banyar Aung Moe also offered title of Dighanikayakovida and certificate to Ashin Acaralankara who has passed the two Pitaka treatises, from the same monastery.
Union Ministers U Maung Maung Ohn, U Ko Ko and Dr Thet Khaing Win, Chief Minister of Yangon Region U Soe Thein, Lt-Gen Thet Pon of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), Commander of Yangon Command Maj-Gen Nyunt Win Swe and officials offered titles of Vinayakovida and certificates to seven members of the Sangha for passing the one Pitaka treatise and titles of Ubhatovibhangakovida and certificates to 11 members of the Sangha for passing the first portion of Vinaya.
Vice Chairman of the Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Presiding Nayaka of Thiho Pariyatti Buddhist Learning Centre in Kyaukme of Shan State (North) Agga Maha Pandita Dr Bhaddanta Canandasara delivered a sermon, and congregation led by the Vice-Senior General shared merits gained. They then offered alms to members of the Sangha who passed the examination.
Until the 74th examination, 15 Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida title recipient Sayadaws and six Tipitakadhara Sayadaws have emerged during the 74 years period for serving the religious duties.