Mahanayake Thera requests prison facilities for re-robing of Galagodaatte Gnanasara thera

Executive Intelligence Dispatch
The Most Venerable Dr. Ittapane Dhammalankara Thera, Mahanayake of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha of the Siam Nikaya, has sent a letter to the Commissioner General of Prisons requesting that necessary facilities be provided to allow incarcerated Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera to be re-robed.In the letter, the Mahanayake Thera has stated that the process of re-robbing Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thera must be carried out in accordance with Buddhist Dhamma and Vinaya (monastic discipline). He has therefore requested that a date and time be arranged for the ceremony as soon as possible.The Mahanayake Thera further requested that the necessary arrangements be made for a delegation of ten members of the Sangha Sabha, including himself, to visit the prison to conduct the ceremony.
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- —Mahanayake Thera requests prison facilities for re-robing of Galagodaatte Gnanasara thera
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