Secretary-1 attends merit-sharing c

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Subject: Secretary-1 attends merit-sharing ceremony for offering Shwethingan to Alodawpyi Pagoda

SOURCE: The New Light of Myanmar (Wednesday, December 22, 1999)

Secretary-1 attends merit-sharing ceremony for
offering Shwethingan to Alodawpyi Pagoda

YANGON, 21 Dec - A ceremony to share merits for
offering Shwethingan to Alodawpyi Pagoda and for
donating iron frames and prayer hall was held at
the prayer hall of Alodawpyi Pagoda in Bagan on 20
December attended by Secretary-l of the State
Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt.

The Secretary-l and party took the Five Precepts
from Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ariyavamsa.

The Secretary-1 and party presented offertories to
members of the Sangha.  The members of the Sangha
recited Parittas.

Masoeyein Taikthit Presiding Sayadaw in Mandalay
Bhaddanta Sucittabhivamsa delivered a sermon,
followed by sharing of merits.

Gem merchant U Tin Aung-Daw Khin Khin of Mandalay
presented a diamond for Onnalonmwayshindaw of,
Alodawpyi Buddha image to the Secretary-l.

The Secretary-l, on behalf of the well-wishers,
presented the diamond as Onnalonmwayshindaw to the
Buddha image.

The Pagoda Board of Trustees presented lacquerware
paintings of the Alodawpyi Pagoda to the
Secretary-l and Gem merchant U Tin Aung-Daw Khin
Khin.

The Secretary-1 and party performed the rituals of
golden and silver showers to mark the success of
merit-sharing ceremony.

The Secretary-l and party went to Sasana Waiponla
Thukhakayi Ordination Hall of Aungmye Bodhi Dhamma
Yeiktha in Bagan-NyaungU and paid respects to
Alodawpyi Sayadaw Bhaddanta Ariyavamsa and new
Sayadaw of Masoeyeintaik Bhaddanta
Sucittabhiva-msa.

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