Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka donates water purification facilities to Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka

On November 18, 2021, Qi Zhenhong, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, attended the handover ceremony of donating water purification facilities to the Abhayagiri Vihāra Temple (Chinese:无畏山寺) in the ancient city of Anuradhapura. The ceremony was presided over by Ajit, the vice chairman of the Sri Lanka-China Buddhist Friendship Association, and the abbot of Wuweishan Temple. The abbot of Sandama Eliya Temple and other monks were present. This specific handover was part of a broader "Suwa Diviyata Pendothak” water supply and purification project. For this project, the Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka donated 3 Nos water purification plants. A water supply system was built at Padiyadora Raja Maha Vihara Temple in Ampara District. A water purification plant was built at "Ananda Boodi Viharaya Kolaeliya Pallama" in Puttalam District and another was constructed at Nagolla Purana Rajamaha Viharaya in Kurunegala District. As of 2021, water purification plants at Nagolla Purana Rajamaha Viharaya in Kurunegala District and Sooriyawewa Ranmuthugala Junior School in Hambantota District were under construction.

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1. The transliteration in the Sri Lanka China Buddhist Friendship Association (SLCBFA) source is unclear. It seems that what the source calls "Padiyathalawa Baungala Aranya Senasanaya at Waththegampalatha in Ampara District" is Padiyadora Raja Maha Vihara Temple in Padiyathalawa, Ampara and "Nogolla Maha Viharaya Polpithigama" is Nagolla Purana Rajamaha Viharaya in Kurunegala District. It is unclear what "Ananda Boodi Viharaya Kolaeliya Pallama" may be. Likewise, the Chinese source describes "无畏山寺" which is Abhayagiri Vihāra Temple in North Central District. This temple is not mentioned in the SLCBFA source.

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