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Unduvap Poya Day commemorates the arrival of Sangamitta Therani in Sri Lanka with a Bo sapling from the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in India during the month of Unduwap. – By Kithsiri Senadeera This song remembering Arhat Sangamitta Therani, was composed and sung in the ’60s. It was written by Mr. Reginald Alwis who was then a Teacher at the Buddhist Ladies College in Colombo 7 Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Mrs. Shanti Hyacinth Senadeera a past pupil of the same School and an Early Childhood Graduate Teacher has kept this song in memory and  used it in her teaching profession in Pre-schools and the Dhamma School in Sydney, Australia. Intending to conserve (සංරක්ෂණය) this masterpiece of lyrics and music for future generations, using her repertoire of music, she has produced a new soundtrack for this song. My special thanks to Miss Ishi Yogya Mahadurage for her beautiful singing and sincere thanks to ...