THE leading committee, working committee, and sub-committee on conferring religious titles organized a coordination meeting yesterday. They are convening the religious titles conferring ceremony under the State Administration Council’s guidance in May’s first week in Nay Pyi Taw.

During the meeting, Union Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture, in his capacity as Chairman of the Leading Committee, said he submitted proposals to Venerable Sayadaws to hold the ceremony of conferring religious titles in line with the instructions of SAC in proper condition. However, the ceremony was postponed to present religious tiles to 127 lay devotees for various reasons.

The country has currently brought the COVID-19 outbreak under control. The two highest religious tiles will be conferred on 39 people -- Agga Maha Thiri Saddhamma Mani Jota Dhara Title on 11 men and Agga Maha Thiri Saddhamma Theingi Title on 28 women in Nay Pyi Taw before the full moon day of Waso.

The SAC Chairman and council members, including Union-level dignitaries, will be invited to the ceremony in line with their ranks. The religious title recipients must have COVID-19 vaccination record cards.

The Union Minister then highlighted the holding of ceremony only for lay devotees without Sayadaws and monks, sitting plans, accommodation system at hotel with their own costs and ferry service from hotel to the ceremony venue to be carried out by sub-committee.

He also discussed the plan to confer other six religious tiles on 85 people – 33 men and 52 women—at the same time across the nation under the guidance of the Nay Pyi Taw Council, Region/ State Administration Council Chairpersons.

Then, the relevant committees presented their work plans to hold the ceremony. The Union Minister also coordinated the discussion and instructed to hold further negotiations when the exact date is determined.

MNA

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar