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Buddhist monk praises Sri Lankan army at Amparai ceremony

The head of Sri Lanka’s military visited a Buddhist temple in Amparai last month, where monks praised the military in religious ceremony held for the army.

On Friday, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake visited the Buddhist vihara, where a monk “invoked blessings on the Army and explained its important and challenging roles lying ahead for development of the island and its security roles in the future,” according to an official military website.

The monk also reportedly “praised the Army for its unfailing support for sustenance of the monastery all the time, despite continuing threats of LTTE terrorists that prevailed in the region before May 2009”.

http://www.army.lk/news/commander-opens-buddhangala-monasterys-exposition-relics-mark-poson-week

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