The second-day session of the sixteenth plenary meeting of the Eighth 47-member State Sangha Maha Nayaka Com­mittee was held at the Wizaya Mingala Dhamma Thabin of Thiri Mingala Kaba Aye Hill in Yangon yesterday.

 

Present at the occasion were members of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Com­mittee led by Presiding Nay­aka Sayadaw of Thanlyin Min Kyaung Pahtamapyan Monas­tery Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhi­vamsa, Union Minister for Re­ligious Affairs and Culture U Tin Oo Lwin and other relevant officials.

 

Secretary of State Sang­ha Maha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Joti­kadhaja Dr Bhaddanta Candi­ma Bhivamsa presided over the meeting. Joint Secretary Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Siha Nada acted as the master of ceremonies.

 

At the meeting, the Sayad­aws discussed Vinicchaya, re­ligious affairs and educational matters and made decisions.

 

The donors offered alms for the whole day to the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Commit­tee member Sayadaws, who attended the ceremony yes­terday. — MNA/KTZH