Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, along with the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the revered Mahabodhi tree.
The tree is believed to have grown from the Bo sapling that was brought to Sri Lanka by Sangamitta Maha Theri from India in the 3rd Century BCE. The temple stands as a testament to the strong civilizational linkages that form the foundation of the close India-Sri Lanka partnership.
Offered prayers at the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura with President Dissanayake. It’s a deeply humbling moment to be at one of the most revered sites in Buddhism. It is a living symbol of peace, enlightenment and spiritual continuity. May the teachings of Lord Buddha… pic.twitter.com/sUJ0AG7E5C
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2025
දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිතුමා සමඟ අනුරාධපුර ජය ශ්රී මහා බෝධීන් වහන්සේ වැඳ පුදා ගත්තෙමි. බෞද්ධයන්ගේ වඩාත්ම ගෞරවාදරයට පාත්ර වූ පුදබිමක කාලය ගත කිරීම කුදු බව පසක් කරන මොහොතකි. එය සාමය, බුද්ධිය සහ ආධ්යාත්මික අඛණ්ඩතාවය පිළිබඳ ජීවමාන සංකේතයකි. බුදුන් වහන්සේගේ ඉගැන්වීම් සැමවිටම අපට මඟ… pic.twitter.com/wUfyZ3jeyG
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2025
அநுராதபுரத்தில் உள்ள ஜய ஶ்ரீ மகா போதியில் ஜனாதிபதி திசாநாயக்க அவர்களுடன் இணைந்து வழிபாடுகளை மேற்கொண்டிருந்தேன். பௌத்தமதத்தின் அதி சிறப்புமிக்கதும் மதிப்புக்குரியதுமான ஸ்தலங்களில் ஒன்றான இத்தலத்தில் வழிபாட்டினை மேற்கொள்வது உண்மையில் மிகவும் பணிவுக்குரிய தருணமாகும். அமைதி, ஞானம்… pic.twitter.com/OBCc0mQv68
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2025
Some more glimpses from Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura. pic.twitter.com/V4JT4tgLIh
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 6, 2025
