The staff of the Sri Lanka Mission in Pretoria, South Africa together with Sri Lankans in Johannesburg area participated in the 2022 Vesak celebrations, by special invitation of the Thai Buddhist Temple - Johannesburg Meditation Center (JMC) in Midrand, South Africa., on May 15, 2022. The theme of the event was religious harmony among multiple faiths. They commemorated the birth, enlighten and the passing away of Lord Buddha who taught the vision of internal reconciliation of human.
The Chief Monk of JMC, Rev. Kitsakol, conducted the religious ceremonies and delivered blessings of Vesak to those gathered. He highlighted the universal applicability of Buddha’s preaching based on the four noble truths and extended Vesak blessings to people of all religions in the world.