Ambassador of Sri Lanka Honoured with the Distinguished Dhamma Award at the Ceremony of the Overseas Dhammaduta Bhikkhus Training Programme in Thailand
The Certificate Conferment Ceremony of the Overseas Dhammaduta Bhikkhus Training Programme Class 32, Dhammaduta Certificate Programme Class 3, and Vipassana Meditation Certificate Programme (International Programme) Class 2 was held on 4 June 2026 at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, in Thailand. During the ceremony, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to Thailand, H.E. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was honoured with the Distinguished Dhamma Award in recognition of her contribution and support towards the promotion of Buddhist relations and cooperation.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka Participates in the 15th Celebration of Silk: Thai Silk Road to the World
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka & Permanent Representative to Thailand, E.A.S. Wijayanthi Edirisinghe represented in the 15th Celebration of Silk: Thai Silk Road to the World, held at the Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall in Bangkok, together with her spouse and two daughters. The family proudly showcased costumes inspired by traditional Sri Lankan attire and crafted from Thai silk by students of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, highlighting the rich cultural heritage of Sri Lanka through a creative fusion with Thailand’s renowned silk craftsmanship.
සැරියුත් – මුගලන් මහ රහතන් වහන්සේ සම්බුදු සසුනේ අග සවු තනතුරු ලැබීම, ප්රථම මහා සංඝ සභාව(First Congregation) පැවැත්වීම ඇතුළු ලෝකවාසී බෞද්ධ ජනයාට අති විශේෂ සිද්ධීන් ගණනාවක් සිදුවූ නවම් පුර පොහොය අදයි.
මෙම පින්බර පොහෝදිනයේදී මම සමස්ත ශ්රී ලංකාවාසී බෞද්ධ ප්රජාවට තෙරුවන් සරණ පතමි.
இன்று நவம் புர பௌர்ணமி தினமாகும், அரஹந்த் செரியுத்-முகலன் மகா ரகதன் தேரர் சம்புத்த சாசனத்தில் மிக உயர்ந்த பதவிகளைப் பெற்று, உலகின் பௌத்தர்களுக்காக முதல் மகா சங்கத்தை நடத்தியது உட்பட பல சிறப்பு நிகழ்வுகள் நிகழ்ந்த நாள்.
இந்த புனித நாளில், முழு இலங்கை பௌத்த சமூகத்திற்கும் மும்மணிகளதும் ஆசீர்வாதங்களை கிடைக்க பிரார்த்திக்கிறேன்.
Today is the Nawampura Poya, the day when Arahat Sariyut-Mugalan theros received the highest positions in the Sambuddha Sasana, The Conduction of the first congregation and special for holding many events for the Buddhists around the world.
On this auspicious day, May the triple Gem bless on the entire Sri Lankan Buddhist community!