Under the guidance of Venerable Dr.Wadinaghala Pannaloka Maha Thero and with the sponsor of Vietnamese Buddhist monks and nuns living in Sri Lanka, a programme for donating stationeries was conducted at Veheragoda Nunnery, Bandagirya on 31st December 2023.
Under the guidance of Venerable Dr.Wadinaghala Pannaloka Maha Thero and with the sponsor of Vietnamese Buddhist monks and nuns living in Sri Lanka, a programme for donating stationeries was conducted at Sumanaramaya, Koholankala, Hambantota on 31st December 2023. Over 250 students received stationeries. For this moment, a Vietnamese monk and nuns themselves attended.
With the sponsor of Vietnamese Buddhist monks and nuns living in Sri Lanka, a programme for donating stationeries with Sunday dhamma School uniforms was conducted at Yahanagala Ancient Royal Temple in Bandagirya, Hambantota on 31st December 2023. Over 250 students received stationeries and clothes. For this moment, a Vietnamese monk and nuns themselves attended.
A dry food donation programme for low income Tamil families working at Rangala Tea estate in Teldeniya was conducted on 29th October 2023. Venerable Dr.Kendagolle Sumanasiri Maha Thero and a few other Government Officials attended the programme organized at Rangala Tea Estate.
A dry food donation programme for low income families was conducted on 12th October 2023. Most Venerable Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayaka Maha Thero and few other revered monks attended the programme organized at Ingiriya.
On 19th August 2023, a Myanmar Buddhist delegation led by Venerable Tikkasara and Venerable Ashin Sucitta (PhD candidates of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya), visited Yahangala Ancient Royal Temple.
In order to consolidate the cultural relation between Yahangala temple and Mynamar Buddhism, Venerable Tikkasara donated sacred relics of the Buddha (sarvagna dhatu) and relics of the Arahant Sariputta Mahathera, Arahant Moggallana Mahathera and Arahant Ananda Mahathera. The relics were reverentially received by the Chief Incumbent, Senior Lecturer Venerable Dr.Wadinagala Pannaloka Mahathera, with Venerable Koholankala Sumanawansa Mahathera and Venerable Nalagama Dhammawansa Mahathera. More than thousand devotees of the Yahangala ancient temple participated in the ceremony conduct to respect the sacred relics.
Under the instructions of Venerable Professor Kuala Lampur Dhammajoti, the Director of Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong, the Sri Lanka Relief Program 2023 is being carried out across Sri Lanka through selected coordinators. The donors are The Buddhist Association of Hong Kong and Glorious Sun Charity Group Foundation-Kong.
Venerable Dr.Wadinagala Pannaloka coordinated five villages, Yahangala, Julgamuwa and Koholankala in Hambantota Regional Secretariat, Mahagalweva in Sooriyaweva and Palapota under Beliatta Regional Secretariat.
For 1000 beneficiaries, dry food packages and money worth of ten thousand rupees were distributed. For the temples, Yahangala ancient Royal Temple at Bandagiriya, Ghositaramaya, at Julgamuwa, Sumanaramaya at Koholanka, Padikemgala Purana Viharaya at Mahagalweva and Siri Wijayaramaya at Palapota, Rs 2,25,000 was donated per each.
The ancient pagoda situated on the top of the Yahangala rock dates back to the pre-Christian era. However, for the last years, there was no lighting system for the pagoda. So, the current Chief Incumbent Venerable Dr.Wadinagala Pannaloka set up a permanent lighting system in the last January 2023.
The cost of the entire project was donated by Madam Huang Ye-Hua, Ms Wang Shu-chen, Mr.Chang His Chih and their Taiwanese friends.
The chief Incumbent, Venerable Wadinagala Pannaloka with the help of Venerable Tikkasara organized a stationery donation programme for five primary schools in Tuangoo region, Myanmar. The event took place on 11-12 January 2023.
The Chief Incumbent of Yahangala temple, Venerable Dr.Wadinagala Pannaloka organzed a dry food donation programme for six hundred recipients at Yahangala Ancient Royal Temple, Bandagiriya.
The programme was sponsored by Madam Huang-ye Hua, Ms Wang Su-chen and Mr Chang His Chi from Taiwan.
