Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa will attend the worship ritual at the Seokwang Buddhist Temple in Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province today in South Korea which is holding the third July 7th and Baekjung (Buddhist All Soul's Day) Culture Festival from Aug. 9 through Aug. 17, in which visitors can gain holy witness of the Buddha’s sarira.
According to the Donga website of Korea, Rajapaksa donated Buddha’s sarira from the ancient Ruhunu Dynasty in July 2014 when he was the President.
The Seokwang Temple has been maintaining relations with Sri Lanka since 1995 by contributing to the welfare of Sri Lankan migrant workers in Korea. The temple has also supported projects for education and culture in the South Asian country through some organizations such as the Bucheon Foreign Migrant Workers’ House and the non-profit organization White Elephant.
The holy witness session will take place after a 108 prostrations session at 1 p.m. from Wednesday to Tuesday next week. Rev. Gosan, the chief of the Ssanggye Chongrim Temple, will preach Buddhist teachings at 9:30 on Wednesday.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
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The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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