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သာသနာUေ

့ Uေသွ်ာ
်ာင္ Aျပည္ျပည္ဆု
ဆင္ိင ္ ာ ျမန္မာ
ု ရာ
ရ မာရဟန္းေ
းေတာ္မ်
မ်ားAဖြခ်
႕ဲ ခ်ဳပ္
S ÃS A N A M O L I .

INTERNATIONAL BURMESE MONKS ORGANIZATION


84-32, Apt#2A,GRAND AVE,ELMHURST NY 11373, U.S.A. Tel & Fx: (718) 426-3959 www.burmesemonks.org

Invitation for commemoration of the Sayadaw U Kovida


Venerable U Kovida, founder of the International Burmese Monks Organization (IBMO), has passed
away on April 29, 2008. Sayadaw U Kovida is well-known Buddhist scholar monk, not only in lecturing
hundreds of monks for a half century in Mandalay but also in safeguarding Buddhism, which itself is at
stake in Burma.

Sayadaw had indeed done a great service to the cause of the monastic life reminds us to perform
extraordinary acts of compassionate service committing to the suffering humanity. Spirit and courage of
Sayadaw U Kovida inspired us to follow his footsteps for future worthy of our pledge and sacrifice to
accomplish his long desired mission we are in, to bind up nation’s demand, to make the promise of
Sayadaw come true.

Sayadaw left a legacy behind meaningfully---will be living memory in the heart of the Burmese monks
and followers around the world. We cordially invite you all to join us in honor of his illustrious life of an
anniversary of the commemoration ceremony to be held by the International Burmese Monks
Organization (IBMO) with the following program.

Program: Times:
Offering food to the Sangha and lunch followed by the devotees 11: 00 am
Prayer to the Buddha 1 : 00 pm
Five precepts 1 : 10 pm
Speeches in memory of late Sayadaw U Kovida 2 : 10 pm
Dhamma talks 2 : 40 pm
Blessings & sharing merits for all beings 3 : 00 pm

Date: April 26, 2009 Sunday


Time: 9: am To 4: pm
Place: 84-32 Apt -2A Grand Ave, Elmhurst NY 11373
Train No: R-G-V Grand Ave, New Town Station
Contact: IBMO Office Tell: (718 ) 426 3959

Ashin Cando bhasacara


Secretary (IBMO)
Cell (716) 512 2801
April 2 2009

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