Indian High Commissioner Yashvardhan K. Sinha visited the historic Molligoda Pirivena at Wadduwa in Kalutara recently, where he assured Indian government support for future development of the institution. Ven Ittapane Dhammalankara Thera, Mahanayake of the Siyam Nikaya, Kotte Chapter, Ven. Kottupitiya Rahula Thera, Anunayake Thera of the Siyam Nikaya, Kotte Chapter, Ven. Homagama Dammananda Thera, Director of the Molligoda Pirivena and Milinda Moragoda were also present. (This is the first time an Indian diplomat had visited the Pirivena, which is one of the most venerated and acclaimed centres of Buddhist ecclesiastical learning in Sri Lanka. Dating back to 1894, the pirivena provided the initial education to several eminent bhikkhus in the country). Here Ven. Ittapane Dhammalankara Thera presents a statue of the Buddha to the High Commissioner.