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Wijayanthi Edirisinghe, visited Wat Phra Dhammakaya on 21 July 2026 to further strengthen religious and cultural relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Ambassador was warmly welcomed by Phra Khru Sumuh Sanitwong Wutthiwanso, Assistant Abbot and Director of the Public Relations Office of Wat Phra Dhammakaya, together with Phra Ajarn Kittipong Hemavanso, Head of the International Organizations Division, and other monks from the International Affairs Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">During the visit, videos introducing Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Dhammayatra in Sri Lanka were screened, followed by a meditation session. 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The Embassy of Sri Lanka looks forward to continued cooperation with Wat Phra Dhammakaya in promoting religious understanding, Buddhist exchanges and people-to-people relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>Embassy of Sri Lanka in Bangkok<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>22 July 2026<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;37049,37045,37041,37033,37029&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;5&#8243; show_title_and_caption=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=&#8221;on&#8221; prev_text=&#8221;P&#8221; next_text=&#8221;Next&#8221; module_class=&#8221;c-post-nav&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;70%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1130px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|10px||10px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|13px||13px|false|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;2&#8243; include_categories=&#8221;7&#8243; show_author=&#8221;off&#8221; show_date=&#8221;off&#8221; show_categories=&#8221;off&#8221; show_excerpt=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#2e2e2e&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;21.78px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|tablet&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to UNESCAP, E.A.S. 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