This event was organized, as instructed by Asgiriya Maha Vihara Maha Pirivena Parivenadhipati Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Nayaka Thero and the guidance of the Senior Deputy Pirivenadhipathi Ven. Atipola Mahinda Thero and the staff including Deputy Pirivenadhipathit Ven. Parusselle Nanda Thero. This year’s Pirivena Day was held under the theme ‘Appreciating the Student Talents of Over 400 Corporate Student Theras and Developing the Bhikkhu Attitude’.

Distinguished guests who attended

• Solosmasthanadipathi of the historic Polonnaruwa and Viharadipathi of the Kandy Asgiriya Gedige Dalada Gaman Rajamaha Viharaya, Senior Anunayaka Thero of the Shyamapali Maha Nikaya Asgiriya Maha Viharaya Ven. Vedaruwe Dharmakeerthi Sri Rathanapala Upali Thero
• Prof. Ven. Iduragare Dhammaratana Thero (Special Lecture)
• Rajakeeya Panditha Shastrapati Ven. Kiridigalle Gnanasara Thero (Central Provincial Deputy Director of Education (Pirivena))
• Rajakeeya Panditha Shastrapati Ven. Gallelle Soratha Thero (Assistant Director of Education in charge of Kandy Zones (Pirivena ))
• Rajakeeya Panditha Acharya Ven. Pussellawe Seelavisuddhi Thero (Gampola and Denuwara Zonal Assistant Director of Education (Pirivena))
• Hon. Counsel Lalith Yu Gamage (Central Province Governor)
• Mr. Mahen Ratwatte (the Basnayake Nilame of the Maha Vishnu Devalaya in Kandy)
• Mr. S. H. Harischandra (Secretary to the State Ministry of Sunday Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikku Education)
• Dr. Patrick Nugawela (Former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Former Ambassador to Nairobi, Kenya, Founder of the Nugawela Scholarship Foundation)
• Prof. Mahinda Herath (Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Peradeniya)
• Prof.Ajith Thalawatta ( Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Rajarata University