Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- The Most Venerable Hantane Dhammagavesi Thera, Rajakiya Pandith and Shashtrapathi, has been conferred the title of Anunayaka of the Amarapura Sri Sambuddha Sasanodaya Sangha Sabha of the Maha Vihara.

The Ven. Thera is the founder of the Arathi Spiritual Hermitage in Morawaka, and Chief Incumbent of the three temples and Buddhist institutions, namely the Dhamma Vihara Centre in Biyagama, the Dhammanikethana Buddhist Centre in Kotigala, Kegalle, and the Siri Dhammarathana Dhamma Research and Bhikkhu Training Centre in Sinharagama.

The religious ceremony to confer the Akthaptra was held on October 27 at the Lotus Hall of the BMICH, under the patronage of the Most Venerable Dr. Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Thera, Maha Nayaka...