30/05/2024
Vesak celebrations at CMA
The Vesak is the full moon poya day in the month of May that the Buddhists celebrate the Lord Buddhaβs Birth, Enlightenment and the Parinirvana by doing various kinds of religious activities.
CMA βunder the patronage and guidance of the President Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala, the Actg. CEO Mr. Kosala Dissanayake, organized an event on the 22nd of May 2024, to celebrate Vesak by CMA Student affairs division taking the main lead together with all the other CMA staff members.
This event included a Vesak Dhamma Desana Conducted by Ven Vajiraramaye Nanasiha Thero offering afternoon dana to the priest in lieu of lord Buddha and the Maha sangha. Then in the evening of the same day these celebrations included Vesak bhakti gee, followed by dinner to all who participated.
In singing the Vesak bhakti gee, few CMA Members and CMA Students together with the CMA staff members participated collectively and 10 popular Buddhist songs of Late Pandith W.D Amaradewa, Visharada Nanda Malani, Visharada Victor Rathnayake and of many more other singers were sung as bhakti gee.