Guwahati: Devotees gathered at Ashokarama Buddha Vihar in Bordumsa, Arunachal Pradesh, on Tuesday, November 10. They honored the eighth death anniversary of U Gunawantho Mahathero, widely known as Moulang Bhante Baba. The event featured prayers and charitable work. Nyanaloka Bhikkhu, the local abbot, spearheaded the tribute to the late spiritual leader.
Nyanaloka Bhikkhu opened the day with floral tributes and lamps. Varadhamma Mahathera, the abbot of Guzu Buddha Vihar, also attended. He planted saplings to mark the occasion. The crowd focused on the Buddhist pillars of Dana, Sila, and Bhavana: charity, morality, and meditation. Supporters distributed food, clothing, and cash to pregnant women to honor his legacy of service.
U Gunawantho Mahathero arrived in Northeast India from Burma in 1953. He spent decades traveling to teach Metta and Karuna, the principles of loving-kindness and compassion. He died on November 10, 2018, at Maulang Buddha Vihar in Ledo, Assam. History remembers him as the first Buddhist leader in the region to receive state honors. Officials held his final rites in Ledo, Margherita, in 2018. Organizers continue these yearly events to "commemorate his contributions to Buddhism and preserve the spiritual and humanitarian values he propagated during his lifetime."
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