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A Buddhist delegation from Vietnam this week visited the Sri Maha Bodhi to receive a sapling from the sacred Bo tree on an initiative of Speaker Karu Jayasuriya.

Deputy of the Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Most Ven. Thich Thanh Nhieu, of the Quang Su Pagoda, received the sacred sapling. Most Ven. Thich Thanh Nhieu had requested Speaker Karu Jayasuriya when he visited Vietnam to provide a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi for their temple Quang Su Pagoda.

Pic by Athula Bandara

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