Lankan Bikkhu delegation in Islamic Iran

A seven-member Buddhist Bikkhu delegation led by Ven. Dr. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangarakkita Thera of the Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya is on a historical seven-day goodwill visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The picture above shows the delegation comprising Ven. Dr. Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangarakkhita Thera, Ven. Dr. Makadawara Ananda Thera, Ven. Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Ven. Koggala Wijitha Thera, Ven. Polpitimukalane Pannasiri Thera, Ven. Kirinde Assaji Thera, Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Iran M.M. Zuhair and other officials with H.E. Seyed Mohammed Khamenei, Head of Molla Sadra Foundation (His Excellency is the brother of Iran’s Supreme Leader Hazrat Ayatollah Khameini).