State Ovadacariya Presiding Patron of Naga Hnakaung Monastery, Dr Bhaddanta Dhammasiri, passes away

Presiding Patron of Naga Hnakaung Monastery in Samseng Ward (A), Tachilek, Shan State (East), State Ovadacariya Abhidhaja Maha Rattha Guru Abhidhaja Agga Maha Saddhamma Jotika Dr Bhaddanta Dhammasiri, aged 96, Vasa 77, passed away at 00:02 am on 8 February, 14th Waning of Pyatho 1385 Myanmar Era, according to the Department of Religious Affairs. — MNA/TTA