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Secretary-1 and wife attend Religious Titles Conferring Ceremony

Yangon, 14 March — The State Peace and Development Council, in paying reverence to members of the Sangha, nuns and laity for their religious services, issued the Notification No 1/2003 on 4 January 2003 and conferred religious titles on them.

Under the notification, Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Titles have been conferred on two Sayadaws, Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Titles on three Sayadaws, Agga Maha Pandita Titles on 21 Sayadaws, Missionary Titles on 92 Sayadaws, three nuns and one laity, Kammathanacariya Titles on 20 Sayadaws, Ganthavacaka Titles on 97 Sayadaws and 11 nuns, Dhammakathika Titles on two Sayadaws, and Sasana Nuggaha Titles on 12 men and 21 women.
A ceremony to confer religious titles on members of the Sangha, nuns and laity was held at Maha Pasana Cave on Kaba Aye Hill today, attended by Secretary-1 of the State Peace and Development Council General Khin Nyunt and wife Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe.

The State Orchestra played the religious songs before the ceremony.

Then, Deputy-Director-General U Htin Myo, Director U Tun Hla and Director U Mya Win of the Ministry of Religious Affairs ushered member Sayadaws of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee, Tipitakadhara Tipitaka-kovida Sayadaws, and title recipient Sayadaws and nuns through the southern entrance of the cave.

Staff Officer U Tun Naing ushered Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Sayadaws.

Assistant Director U Aye Lwin ushered two Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru title recipient Sayadaws; Director Lt-Col Khaing Aung, three Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika title recipient Sayadaws; Assistant Director U Nyunt Hlaing, 21 Agga Maha Pandita title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Director U Than Win, 56 Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Director U Ko Ko Myaing, 11 Agga Maha Kammathanacariya title recipient Sayadaws; Assistant Director U Tun Shwe, 36 Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita title recipient Sayadaws; Staff Officer U Hla Hsan Win, 48 Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita title recipient Sayadaws; Assistant Director U Thein Oo, 27 Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja title recipient Sayadaws; Assistant Director U Kyi Lwin, six Maha Kammathanacariya title recipient Sayadaws; Staff Officer U Myo Myint, two Dhammakathika Bahujana Hitadhara title recipient Sayadaws; Compiler (1) U San Tin Aung, 13 Ganthavacaka Pandita title recipient Sayadaws; Assistant Director U Lay Aung, nine Saddhamma Jotika-dhaja title recipient Sayadaws; Staff Officer U Tin Htut, three Kamma-thanacariya title recipient Sayadaws; and Director Daw Khin Nwe Han Kyi, 14 title recipient nuns.
The ceremony began at 12.15 pm. Staff Officer of Yangon Division Religious Affairs Department U San Thin Hlaing acted as master of ceremonies. Then, Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko supplicated on religious matters.

Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Mandalay Masoyein Taikthit Sayadaw Bhaddanta Sirindabhivamsa administered the Five Precepts.

Secretary-1 General Khin Nyunt presented certificates of Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru  Title to Winayanayu Padetha Kyaung Sayadaw Bhaddanta Panña Samibhivamsa of Masoyein Monastery in Mahaaungmye Township, Mandalay Division, and Gawthitayama Pali Tekkatho Monastery Sayadaw Bhaddanta Acinnabhivamsa in Dawei, Taninthayi Division.

Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann presented certificates of Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Title to Sayadaw Bhaddanta Wannitabhivamsa of Maha Withuddayon Monastery in Eastern Dewun, Mahaaungmye Township, Mandalay Division,  and Sayadaw Bhaddanta Adicca of Mahayin Pariyatti Monastery in Kadoe Village, Mawlamyine Township, Mon State;

Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Soe Win, certificates of religious title to five Agga Maha Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, five Agga Maha Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Chief of Armed Forces Training Le-Gen Kyaw Win, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Tital recipient Sayadaws; Lt-Gen Tin Aye, five Agga Maha Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws;

Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Vice-Admiral Kyi Min, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Commander-in-Chief (Air) Brig-Gen Myat Hein, five Agga Maha Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Commander Maj-Gen Myint Swe, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin, one Agga Maha Pandita Title recipient Sayadaw and one Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaw, Minister for Transport Maj-Gen Hla Myint Swe, three Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Labour U Tin Winn, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Rail Transportation Maj-Gen Aung Min, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Education U Than Aung, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Health Professor Dr Kyaw Myint, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Communications, Posts and Telegraphs Brig-Gen Thein Zaw, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws;  Minister for National Planning and Economic Development U Soe Tha, two Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Culture Maj-Gen Kyi Aung, five Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Sein Htwa, five Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws;

Minister for Information Brig-Gen Kyaw Hsan, six Agga Maha Kammathanacariya Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Electric Power Maj-Gen Tin Htut, five Agga Maha Gan-thavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Mines Brig-Gen Ohn Myint, five Agga Maha Kamma-thanacariya Title recipient Sayadaws; Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Brig-Gen Maung Maung Thein, five Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Chairman of Yangon City Development Committee Mayor U Ko Lay, six Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Chairman of Civil Service Selection and Training Board Dr Than Nyun, six Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws;

Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko, six Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung, six Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Energy U Tin Tun, six Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient   Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Energy Brig-Gen Thein Aung, six Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Finance and Revenue Brig-Gen Than Tun, six Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs U Kyaw Tin, three Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws and three Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Immigration and Population U Maung Aung, three Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws and three Maha Kammathanacariya Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Chief Justice U Than Oo, six Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws;

Vice-Adjutant-General Maj-Gen Maung Nyo, three Maha Kammathanacariya Title recipient Sayadaws and three Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Military Appointment General Brig-Gen Hsan Hsint, six Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy Minister for Science and Technology Professor U Nyi Hla Nge, four Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy-Attorney-General Dr Tun Shin, six Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws;

Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Aung Ko, two Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title recipient Sayadaws and three Kammathanacariya Title recipient Sayadaws; Deputy-Auditor-General U Khin Win, six Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Adviser to the State Peace and Development Council Office  U Arnt Maung, eight Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Director-General of the State Peace and Development Council Office Lt-Col Pe Nyein, eight Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; Director-General of the Religious Affairs Department Dr Myo Myint, five Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws and two Dhamma Kathika Bahujana Hitadhara Title recipient Sayadaws; Director-General of the Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sasana U Sann Lwin, seven Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws; and Secretary of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Kyaw Tint, six Ganthavacaka Pandita Title recipient Sayadaws.

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Titles to Nun Daw Hemari of Bago and Nun Daw Rupa Singi of Dawei; and Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Title to Nun Daw Ñanacari of Sangyoung, and Daw Sukhavady.

Daw Khin Than Nwe, wife of Lt-Gen Tin Oo, presented Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Titles to Nun Daw Candayi of Bago, Daw Rupa Singi of Mandalay, and Daw Theyi of Mandalay.

Wife of Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann  presented Agga Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Titles to Nun Daw Kesari of North Okkalapa; and Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Titles to Daw Puñakami of Sagaing.

Wife of the Secretary-2 presented Maha Ganthavacaka Pandita Titles to Nun Daw Nanda Mala of Thaton, and Nun Daw Silavady of Shwebo. Wife of Lt-Gen Ye Myint presented Maha Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Titles to Nun Daw Ponnami of Sagaing. Wife of Lt-Gen Aung Htwe presented Ganthavacaka Pandita Title to Nun Daw Vimalañani of Mayangon. Wife of Lt-Gen Kyaw Win presented Saddhamma Jotikadhaja Title to Nun Daw Varaãnni of Dagon Myothit (South).

The Secretary-1 presented Agga Maha Sirisudhamma Manijotadhara Titles to U Aung Kham Hti of Kyauktalon village, Taunggyi, and Sirisudhamma Manijotadhaja Titles U Kya Maung of Myeik.

Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann presented Sirisudhamma Manijotadhara Titles to U Khin Myint of Thonze and U Khin Maung Win of Taungup.

The Secretary-2  presented Sirisudhamma Manijotadhara Titles to U Thein Win of Yangon and U Bo Kyi of Yangon.

Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thein Sein presented Sirisudhamma Manijotadhaja Titles to U Win Sein of Yangon and U Nay Win Swe (a) U Nay Win Tun of Yangon.

Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo presented Sirisudhamma Manijotadhara Title to U Mya Han of Yangon and U Soe Myint of Mandalay.

Lt-Gen Kyaw Win presented Sihasudhamma Manijotadhara Titles to U Win Myint of Yangon and U Tint Hsan of Yangon.

Lt-Gen Tin Aye presented Maha Saddhama Jotikadhaja Titles to Dr Mehn Tin Mon of Yangon.

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe presented Agga Maha Sirisudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Mya Mya Lay of Mandalay, and Daw Khin Kyi of Yangon; and Sirisudhamma Titles to Daw Khin Than of Dawei.

Daw Khin Than Nwe presented Sirisudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Than Htay of Bago, Daw Daw Kyin of Yangon, and Daw Mi Mi Khin of Yangon.

Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann’s wife presented Sirisudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Sein Sein of Yangon, and Daw Khin Saw Kyu of Yangon.

The Secretary-2’s wife presented Sirisudhamma Singi Titles to Daw San San Kywe of Yangon, and Daw Aye Aye Soe of Yangon.

Lt-Gen Tin Aye’s wife presented Sirisudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Thida Zaw of Yangon, and Daw Cho Cho Khaing of Taunggyi.

Lt-Gen Thein Sein’s wife presented Sihasudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Than Than of Pyinmana, Daw Nwe Nwe San of Mandalay, and Dr Yi Yi Hla of Bahan.

Lt-Gen Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo’s wife presented Sihasudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Kyi Kyi Than (a) Daw Kyi Kyi Tun of Yangon, Daw Molly Tin (a) Daw Swe Swe Latt of Yangon, and Daw Aye Aye Sein of Yangon.

Yangon Command Commander’s wife presented Sihasudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Than Than Yi and Daw Nwe Nwe Aye of Yangon.

Wife of Minister for Religious Affairs presented Sihasudhamma Singi Titles to Daw Aye Myint of Yangon.

Minister for Religious Affairs U Aung Khin supplicated on religious matters, saying that the State Peace and Development Council has been striving for promotion of perpetuation of the Sasana. It has been presenting titles to members of the Sangha, nuns and lay persons. Since the Notification No 1/2003 has been issued on 4 January 2003, a total of 285 persons have received the titles up to now. The government is presenting the titles in honour of the religious virtues and efforts of the members of the Sangha, nuns and lay persons. All will have to obey the ovada of the Sayadaws and strive to serve the interest of the Sasana.

Vice-Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Sayadaw of Gawthitarama Palitekkatho Monastery in Dawei, Taninthayi Division, Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Bhaddanta Asinnabhivamsa, on whom Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Title  was conferred at this year religious title conferring ceremony,  delivered an ovadakatha.

Afterwards, Secretary of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhammajotika Magway Sayadaw Bhaddanta Kumara delivered a sermon, followed by sharing of merits gained. The ceremony concluded at 2.35 pm.

Under the arrangements of Yangon Division Peace and Development Council, provisions worth K 76,401,785 donated by Yangon Division Peace and Development Council, ministries, offices, commands, divisions, stations, departments, Peace and Development Councils of respective divisions, districts and townships, religious organizations and wellwishers were offered  to the title recipient Sayadaws and nuns at over 130 pandals around Maha Pathana Cave, where the sixth Buddhist synod was held.

Secretary-1  General Khin Nyunt and wife, member of the State Peace and Development Council Lt-Gen Thura Shwe Mann of the Ministry of Defence and wife and Secretary-2 Lt-Gen Soe Win and wife offered provisions to the Sayadaws and nuns at the pandals of the State Peace and Development Council Office, the Ministry of Defence and families of Military Intelligence.

In the like manner, respective ministers, deputy ministers and officials offered provisions to the Sayadaws and nuns.

Ruby Dragon and Jade Dragon Co of the Special Region-6 offered provisions to  the Sayadaws and nuns.