Sri Lanka, Feb. 20 -- The Upasampada Vinaya Karma ceremony of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya is scheduled to be held this year under the guidance of the Most Venerable Karagoda Uyangoda Maithrimoorthy Maha Nayaka Thera, the Deputy Chief Prelate of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya. It will be after nine years that this ceremony will be held with State patronage.

The Most Venerable Balapitiye Siriseewali Thera, Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, praised the Government for extending State patronage for this ceremony, recognising the essential role of fully ordained Bhikkhus in ensuring the long-term continuity of the Gautama Buddha Sasana.

The Mahanayaka Thera made these remarks during a preliminary discussion on the S...