Dialog Pays Homage by Launching the amarapura.lk Website

His Excellency the President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa launching the Amarapura Maha Nikaya Website with Deshamanya Hon Ajith de Zoysa, Chairman of Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikayavṛddhi Dayakasabhava

Supun Weerasinghe, Group Chief Executive of Dialog Axiata PLC and Prof. Ven. Pallekande Rathanasara Anunayake Thero, General Secretary of the Amarapura Chapter demonstrating the newly launched website to the new Mahanayake of Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, the Most Venerable Dodampahala Chandasiri Nayaka Thera. Also photographed on the left - Hon R.A. D. Sirisena, General Secretary of Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikayavṛddhi Dayakasabhava and "Urumayaka Ulpatha Foundation"

The State Ceremony to present Aktha Pathra to the new Mahanayake of Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya, the Most Venerable Dodampahala Chandasiri Nayaka Thero and the launch of the Amarapura Nikaya website was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) on 14th January, with the participation of His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Members of the Maha Sangha including Mahanayake and Anunayake Theros, Three Chapters of Maha Sangha, Leader of the Opposition, Cabinet and State Ministers, Governors, Members of Parliament and other People’s Representatives, Ambassadors, Public Officials and members of the Nikaya Dayaka Sabha were also present.

Under the guidance of the Urumayaka Ulpatha initiative, Dialog Axiata paid homage by publishing the updated Directory of Sri Lanka Amarapura Maha Nikaya Temples, launching a website of the same and extending its support towards organising the ceremony. The Amarapura Maha Nikaya consists of 3591 temples and 13762 theros, falling under 22 sub-sectors in Sri Lanka, along with 48 temples overseas.

Dialog, a leading public listed company and one of the main advocators of Sri Lankan culture and heritage, has been a long-term patron of many cultural events, including the Kandy Esala Perahara, Kelaniya Duruthu Maha Perahara, Nawam Maha Perahara at Gangaramaya, Baudhaloka Vesak Kalapaya, Sri Buddha Rashmi Vesak Kalapaya at Gangaramaya, Katharagama Esala Perahara, Gatabaru Esala Perahara, and Kotte Raja Maha Vihara Perahara. This is also in line with the company’s many efforts towards the preservation of Sri Lankan traditions and heritage, most notably, constructing the vestibule for the Dimbulagala Aranya Senasanaya, restoring the Anuradhapura Maha Vihara Sannipatha Shalawa and contributing to the upliftment of Sri Lanka’s rich cultural history.