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[[File:Buddhist flag 2.jpg|500px|right|thumb|Buddhist flag]] | |||
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[[File:Buddhist flag stamp Vietnam.jpg | == History of the flag == | ||
== Commemorative stamps == | |||
[[File:Buddhist flags stamp first day cover Sri Lanka.jpg|300px|left|thumb|First day cover of Sri Lankan stamp issued December 8, 1967.]] | |||
[[File:Buddhist flag stamp Vietnam.jpg|300px|right|thumb|First day cover of Vietnamese stamp issued May 15, 1965.]] | |||
[[File:Buddhist flag World Buddhist Summit.jpg|400px|right|thumb|World Buddhist Summit, Dec. 9-11, 2004. Buddhist flag at top of circle of flags.]] | |||
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== 125th anniversary celebrations == | |||
[[File:Buddhist flag stamp Sri Lanka.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Sri Lankan stamp.]] | |||
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Elaborate arrangements have been made to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the hoisting of the first Buddshist flag in Sri Lanka on April 28, 1885. | |||
The historic event was held 125 years ago at Dipaduttaramaya, Kotahena, Colombo by Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Nayake Thera. | |||
To commemorate this historic event, a special religious ceremony will be held on April 28, Full Moon Poya Day at Dipaduttaramaya Thai Raja Maha Vihara, Kotahena at 4 pm. | |||
It will be followed by a State-sponsored Vesak week in May which include an essay and poem competition among Buddhist schools, issuance of a commemorative stamp and construction of a commemorative monument of the Buddhist Flag. | |||
The events are organised by Prince College, Kotahena. Other Buddhist organisations will also be celebrating this historic event in various parts of the country. | |||
The present incumbent of Dipaduttaramaya Thai Raja Maha Vihara, Ven. Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Anunayake Thera who heads the organising committee said the historic Buddhist flag will be hoisted again at its original place at 4 p.m. on this day amidst a gathering of Maha Nayaka Theras and State dignitaries.<ref>"Hoisting first Buddhist flag in country," ''Sunday Observer'' (April 25, 2010) web page [[http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2010/04/25/new21.asp]]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 16:10, 9 May 2012
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History of the flag
Commemorative stamps
125th anniversary celebrations
Elaborate arrangements have been made to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the hoisting of the first Buddshist flag in Sri Lanka on April 28, 1885.
The historic event was held 125 years ago at Dipaduttaramaya, Kotahena, Colombo by Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Nayake Thera.
To commemorate this historic event, a special religious ceremony will be held on April 28, Full Moon Poya Day at Dipaduttaramaya Thai Raja Maha Vihara, Kotahena at 4 pm.
It will be followed by a State-sponsored Vesak week in May which include an essay and poem competition among Buddhist schools, issuance of a commemorative stamp and construction of a commemorative monument of the Buddhist Flag.
The events are organised by Prince College, Kotahena. Other Buddhist organisations will also be celebrating this historic event in various parts of the country.
The present incumbent of Dipaduttaramaya Thai Raja Maha Vihara, Ven. Waskaduwe Mahindawansa Anunayake Thera who heads the organising committee said the historic Buddhist flag will be hoisted again at its original place at 4 p.m. on this day amidst a gathering of Maha Nayaka Theras and State dignitaries.[1]