Nay Pyi Taw May 22
The ceremony to offered day meals to Sayadaws, who attended the grand auspicious ceremony commemorating the Buddha Day, the full moon day of Kason, was held the Agga Dhipati Sasana Beikman Taw Gyi in the precinct of the Maravijaya Buddha Park this morning and Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla offered day meals to the Sayadaws.
The ceremony was attended by 36 members of the Sangha led by Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Jotikadhaja Thanlyin Min Kyaung Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa and executive committee Sayadaw Maha Nayaka of Masoyein Taikthit Dhama Samidhi Kyaung Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Agga Maha Dhamma Kahtika Bahujana Hitadhara Bhaddanta Vasettha Bhivamsa, who were reverently invited to the ceremony, and also present together with the Senior General andwife were Vice Chairman of the State Administration Council Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, the secretary of the SAC and wife, the joint secretary of the SAC and wife, members of the SAC and their wives, union level officials and union ministers and their wives, the chairman of the Nay Pyi Taw Council, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, the commander of the Nay Pyi Taw Command and officials.
Before the ceremony, the Senior General offered emerald the alms bowl, fruits, flowers, drinking water and lights to the Maravijara Naung Taw Gyi Buddha image in the Dhamma Beikman Taw Gyi.
After opening the ceremony by paying obeisance to Buddha and reciting Namotassa three times, the Senior General and wife and the congregation received the eight precepts from the chairman Sayadaw of the State Sangha Nayaka Committee and meditated on Metta Sutta sermons delivered by the Sayadaws.
Then, the Senior General and wife and the Vice-Senior General and wife presented offerings to the chairman and executive Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee respectively. The secretary and joint secretary of the SAC and their wives presented offerings to State Ovadacariya Sayadaw of the Uppatasanti Pagoda Board of Trustees Presiding Nayaka of Pauk Myaing Monastery in Lewe in Nay Pyi Taw Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Janinda and State Ovadacariya Maha Siha Nanda Monastery Presiding Nayaka Abidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Baddanta Aceinna respectively. Members of the SAC and leaders and their wives presented offerings to the Sayadaws.
Afterward, the congregation meditated sermons from the executive Sayadaw and concluded the ceremony by sharingmerit for offerings and reciting Buddha Sasanam Ciram Titthatu three times.
