The Chief Incumbent of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple, Ven. Dr. Kirinde Assaji Nayaka Thera, has announced that the temple will help coordinate assistance from overseas Buddhist temples to support disaster-relief and reconstruction efforts across the island.
He made this pledge during a meeting with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (4), the President’s Media Division said.
As part of its immediate contribution, the Gangaramaya Temple has donated Rs. 30 million to the Government’s ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ fund established to provide relief to those affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
Ven. Assaji Thera said that groups closely affiliated with the temple, both locally and internationally, will also extend their support to the fund in the coming days. He commended the President’s leadership and the measures taken to deliver relief during this challenging period.
President Dissanayake, recalling the temple’s longstanding contribution during times of national hardship, expressed appreciation for both the donation and the temple’s continued support.
A group of resident and foreign monks, members of the Dayaka Sabha, foreign representatives and Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake attended the meeting.
