One Hundred Monks Donate Blood at Jaffna Hospital

On  learning shortage of blood in the Jaffna hospital, Pepiliyana Sunethradevi Pirivena’s Chief Incumbent Ven. Prof. Medagoda Abhaya Tissa Thero has organised one hundred Buddhist monks to donate  blood at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital on Sunday, June 25, where  they donated blood.

Speaking about this noble act, Ven. Prof. Medagoda Abhaya Tissa Thero said: “The Maithri teachings of Lord Buddha is not limited to a certain group, caste or race of people and  Buddha’s teachings are universal and that it is based on that teaching these one hundred Theros of the Maha Sangha decided to donate blood to patients of Jaffna Hospital.

“Various people are trying to divide the people under the guise of reconciliation. This is a country where everyone can live as brothers and sisters. This is our motherland. A unitary state,” said the Venerable Thero.