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                Secretary-1 lays cornerstone for construction of Tipitaka 
Lankara
                Dhammayon in Mingaladon Township

                YANGON, 12 Aug- A ceremony to lay cornerstones for 
construction of Tipitaka
                Lankara Dhammayon of Tipitaka Maha Gandayonkyaungtaik in 
Shwenatha Model
                Village, Mingaladon Township, Yangon Division, was held at 
the Kyaungtaik at 8 am
                today, attended by Secretary-l of the State Peace and 
Development Council Lt-Gen
                Khin Nyunt.

                The first session of ceremony to lay cornerstones for 
construction of Tipitaka Lankara
                Dhammayon. of Tipitaka Maha Gandayonkyaungtaik was held. 
The Secretary- I and
                party received the Five Precepts from Tipitakadhara Dhamma 
Bandagarika Agga
                Maha Pandita Bhaddanta Sumangalalankara (Ph.D).

                Then, members of the Sangha recited the "parittas". 
Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt
                and party presented offertories to members of the Sangha.

                Afterwards, Tipitakadhara Dhamma Bandagarika Agga Maha 
Pandita Bhaddanta
                Sumangalalankara (Ph.D),delivered a sermon, followed by 
sharing of merits. The
                second session of the ceremony to lay corner stones for 
construction of Tipitaka
                Lankara Dhammayon of Tipitaka Maha Gandayonkyaungtaik was 
held.

                Adviser of the State Calendar Advisory Committee U Kyaw 
read the stone plaque.
                Then, the Secretary- 1 presented gold casket with nine 
precious gems to Bhaddanta
                Sumangalalankara (Ph.D) and placed the casket into the 
centre of foundation.

                At the auspicious time, the Secretary-1, Minister Lt-Gen 
Min Thein, Minister Maj-Gen
                Kyi Aung, Minister Maj-Gen Saw Lwin, Minister Maj-Gen Sein 
Htwa, Minister U
                Aung Khin, Deputy Minister Brig-Gen Thura Myint Maung and 
Vice-Mayor Col
                Maung Pa laid the cornerstones. Secretary-l Lt-Gen Khin 
Nyunt placed the stone
                plaque on the foundation. Then, Bhaddanta Sumangalalankara 
(Ph.D) and Secretary- 1
                Lt-Gen Khin Nyunt and party sprinkled scented water on the 
foundation.
                After the ceremony, the Secretary- 1 and party performed 
the rituals of golden and
                silver showers to mark the success of the ceremony. Later, 
the Secretary-l heard the
                reports on arrangements for construction of Tipitaka 
Lankara Dhammayon presented
                by Managing Director of ACE Construction U Tint Hsan.

               "The New Light of Myanmar" 13 August 2000


[query: what exactly are the "rituals of golden and silver showers"? -- DA]