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Prelate presents silver stupa to Queen Elizabeth 11 |
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| A special inter-faith ceremony was held at the Lambeth Palace in London to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth 11 last week.
Ven. Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Chief Incumbent of the London Buddhist Vihara, headed the Buddhist delegation. He presented a small stupa to the Queen. Picture shows the chief monk describing the features of the stupa to the Queen as Archbishop Dr.Rowan Williams, Ajahn Amaro, the Abbot of the Amaravathi Monastery, and Dr. Desmond Biddulph. the President of the Buddhist Society, look on. This silver stupa which was imbedded with valuable Sri Lankan gems was donated by Kosala Ratnayake of Kandy. |
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