THE commemorative ceremony of the 104th Anniversary of National Victory Day and the religious title conferring ceremony were held at Tatmadaw Religious Hall near the southern corner of the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon yesterday.
Present on the occasion were monks led by Presiding Nayaka Sayadaw of Thanlyin Min Kyaung monastery YMBA(Central) Ovadacariya Aggamaha Pandita Aggamaha Ganthavacaka Pandita Aggamaha Saddhammajotikadhaja Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa, Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, Yangon Command Commander Maj-Gen Zaw Hein, regional ministers, YMBA Chairman U Ye Tun and relevant officials.
State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Chairman Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa delivered Ovada Gatha at the event.
Then, Yangon Region Chief Minister Thiri Pyanchi Sithu U Soe Thein read out the message sent by Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Thadoe Maha Thray Sithu Thadoe Thiri Thudhamma Min Aung Hlaing to the ceremony to mark the 104th Anniversary of National Victory Day.
Union Minister Zeya Kyaw Htin Sithu U Maung Maung Ohn offered donations to State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Chairman Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa while Yangon Region Chief Minister Thiri Pyanchi Sithu U Soe Thein to Presiding Sayadaw Bhaddanta Suwunna of the Mashi Khana Monastery in Kamayut Township, Yangon, and Commander Zeya Kyaw Htin Maj-Gen Zaw Hein to Presiding Sayadaw Dr Bhaddanta Pannajota of Natsin Taya Monastery in Thanlyin Township. YMBA Chair U Ye Tun then offered the Abhidhaja Aggamaha Mingala Dhammajotika title to State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Chairman Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa, and the relevant ministers, vice-chairs and officials presented religious titles to recipient Sayadaws.
Union Minister U Maung Maung Ohn, Chief Minister U Soe Thein and Commander Maj-Gen Zaw Hein offered titles to one Sayadaw and lay persons.
The Yangon Region government and donors made cash donations to the YMBA chairman.
The YMBA chairman explained the National Victory Day and officials presented titles to recipients. YMBA was founded in 1906, and National Victory Day was celebrated on the 10th Waning of Tazaungmone every year. The objective of YMBA is to love race, respect religion, value Sasana and support education. The motto of YMBA is that YMBA is always ready for race, religion, Sasana, education and political affairs. — MNA/KTZH
