Statue of Anagarika Dharmapala unveiled at Ladakh

The Maha Bodhi Society recently unveiled a statue of Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala in Ladakh, India, as a tribute to his invaluable service for the revival of Buddhism.

The statue has been installed in the premises of the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre in Leh, the capital of the state of Ladakh, the only Buddhist-majority state in India.

The unveiling ceremony of the statue was conducted on September 30 under the chairmanship of President of Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Society, Chief Sanghanayaka of Japan Most Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thera and Founder of Ladakh Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre Ven. Sanghasena Thera.

Parallel to the ceremony, Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thera was honoured with the highest honour of the Ladakh Mahabodhi Vihara and Ladakh Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre.

President of Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Association Ven. Banagala Upatissa Thera, Incumbent of Ladakh Buddhist Monastery Rev. Rinpoche Thera, former General Secretary of Mahabodhi Association of India and Incumbent of Saranath Viharaya Ven. Dodamgoda Revatha Thera, Ven. Ananda Thera of Bangalore Mahabodhi Centre and a large number of Buddhist devotees were present.

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