Shwedagon Pagoda holds Buddhist precepts ceremony

THE Buddhist precepts ceremony for 1388 ME Lent was held at the An­cient Buddha Images Hall on the platform of Shweda­gon Pagoda at 9:30 am on 4 October, organized by the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees.

 

Members of the Board of Trustees, office staff, members of religious as­sociations, donors and yogis attended the cer­emony and received the Nine Precepts from State Ovadacariya and Ovada­cariya of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board of Trustees Tipitaka Ovadacariya Ag­gamaha Pandita Aggama­ha Saddhammajotikadhaja Aggamaha Ganthavaca­ka Pandita Bhaddanta Naradabhivamsa.

 

Afterwards, members of the Board of Trustees, staff, Buddhist associa­tions and donors respect­fully offered Waso robes to the venerable Ovadacariya Sayadaw and the invited Sangha with devotion.

 

The congregation listened to the venerable Sayadaw’s sermon and shared the merits of the donations.

 

Following the ceremo­ny, members of the Pagoda Board of Trustees offered meals to the venerable Ovadacariya Sayadaw and members of the Sangha and hosted the yogis who observed the Sabbath pre­cepts with lunch. — TWA/ KZL