PETALING JAYA: Retired squash ace Datuk Nicol David added another feather to her cap when she was appointed the Pro Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University of Malaysia today.
EPIC EXHIBIT: Venerable Amugoda Seelalankara Thero who is instrumental in bringing the ancient relic and Ang are standing beside one of the rare relics.
Organising chairman of the Seck Kia Eenh Temple's Wesak Day celebration, Daniel Ang Yam Seng said the relics dating back to the period of Arahant Mahinda were specially flown from the Royal Temple of Mihintale, Sri Lanka to the temple at Gajah Berang here and will be placed for public viewing until May 23.
"This is a great opportunity, especially for devotees to get a close-up glimpse of the relics," he said on Saturday . He said these priceless relics are related to Arahant Mahinda who introduced Buddhism to Sri Lanka, more than two millennia ago with the message of tolerance, compassion and modesty."This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the precious bodily relics of the Buddha and the bone relics of the Arahant Mahinda, who was considered the second Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka," he said.
Sri Lanka Sacred Artefacts Wesak Day Organising Chairman Seck Kia Eenh (SKE) Temple Daniel Ang Yam Seng Arahant Mahinda Flown Royal Temple Of Mihintale
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