The 29th graduation ceremony of the State Pariyatti Sasana Uni­versities Yangon and Mandalay took place at the convocation hall of the State Pariyatti Sasana Uni­versity (Yangon) on 27 December.

 

Academic/Administrative Head Sayadaws of the State Pariyatti Sasana University (Yangon/Mandalay), led by the Vice-Chancellor of the State Pariyatti Sasana Universities, Sayadaw Agga Maha Pandita Agga Maha Saddhamma Joti­kadhaja Bhaddanta Candhima Bhivamsa, along with recipient Sayadaws, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Tin Oo Lwin, Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, and departmental officials, attended the event.

 

In this 29th ceremony, there were 28 recipients of BA (Bud­dhism), ten recipients of MA (Buddhism), and one recipient of PhD (Buddhism), making a total of 39 Sayadaws from the respective Sasana Universities.

 

The Union minister, the chief minister of Yangon Re­gion, departmental officials, and well-wishers donated alms meals to the venerable Sayadaws and recipient Sayadaws. — TWA/ TMT