Most Ven. Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thera rendered yeoman service to the Sasana – Minister

The noble service rendered by Most Ven. Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thera for the progress of the country and Buddha Sasana will be etched in history, Transport, Highways and Mass Media Minister Dr.Bandula Gunawardhana said. The final rites of the Most Ven Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thera was held yesterday at the Meegoda National School stadium. Most Ven Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thera is the head of the Buddist monk meditation centre in Meegoda and Colombo District Deputy Chief Sangha Nayaka.

Religious rites were performed with the participation of the Anunayaka of the Amarapura Maha Nikaya and Maha Sangha of the Tri-Sect in the presence of the lay relatives of the Most Ven.Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thera.

Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardhana making a speech while paying tribute to the late Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thero said; “The passing away of Pillasse Wimaladhaja Nayaka Thera who rendered yeomen service to the country and the Buddha is an unbearable loss to the country and the Buddha Sasana. The Thera was engaged in a unique religious and social mission. He firmly believed that the thirty-year war should be ended for the sake of the unity of the country. Therefore, during the war, the Thera had immense strength and boundless commitment to go from camp to camp to give strength and blessings to the war heroes in the battle to save the country, Sambuddha Sasana and human lives.

“I personally know that after the end of the war, he made a great contribution to the welfare of the disabled war heroes. Because of that, he had a strong desire to open the three storeyed building built in the temple during his lifetime with the participation of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who led the country to victory in the war effort. The former President participated in the event as a mark of respect for the Thera. During my tenure as the Education Minister, the Nayaka Thera worked diligently as a member of the committees appointed to create a generation of disciplined and virtuous students in the Sri Lankan education system,” the Minister said.

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