Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Third donation of gold plates to Uppatasanti Pagoda of Nay Pyi Taw

NAY PYI TAW, 2 Feb— The third donation ceremony of gold plates for Upatasanti Pagoda
being built in Nay Pyi Taw was held at the Dhammayon on the hill of the pagoda yesterday
afternoon.

It was attended by Chairman of the Financial Committee Minister for Progress of Border Areas and National Races and Development Affairs Col Thein Nyunt, Minister for Religious Affairs Brig- Gen Thura Myint Maung, Minister for Hotels and Tourism Maj-Gen Soe Naing, Minister for Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Maj-Gen Maung Maung Swe, deputy ministers, members of the Financial Committee, officials, guests and wellwishers.

At the ceremony, the ministers and officials accepted 197 gold plates weighing three ticals each, 22 gold plates weighing one tical each, one jade Buddha image and 22 items of ornaments donated by 56 wellwishers.

Moreover, the wellwishers who could not attend the ceremony also made donations. They
were: Lt-Gen Tin Aye of the Ministry of Defence and family donated three gold plates eighing three ticals each; under the aegis of parents, Lt-Gen Tha Aye of the Ministry of Defencewife
Daw Wai Wai Khaing (Aye Yeik Wai) and family one gold plate weighing three ticals; Maj-Gen Min Aung Hlaing of the Ministry of Defence and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla and family one gold plate weighing three ticals; Commander of North-East Command Maj-Gen Aung
Than Htut-Daw Cherry and family one gold plate weighing three ticals;families of regiments and units under control of Eastern Command three gold plates weighing three ticals each; Commander of North-West Command Maj-Gen Myint Soe-Daw Khin Mya Oo two gold plates weighing three ticals each; Shan State (East) Peace and Development Council 10 gold plates weighing three ticals each, Commander of Triangle Region Command Brig-Gen Kyaw Phyo and wife Daw Ni Ni Win and family one gold plate weighing three ticals; YCDC 10 gold plates
weighing three ticals each 49 wellwishers 61 gold plates weighing three ticals each and 11 gold
plates weighing one tical each.

Today’s donations for the pagoda by 105 wellwishers from various townships were 258 gold plates weighing three ticals each, 33 gold plates weighing one tical each, one jade Buddha mage and 22 items of jewellery.

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