Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero
The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero අතිපූජ්යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර | |
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Title | Sasanasobhana, Sri Saddhammavacissaracariya, Sarannkaropasenavansavatansa, Aggamahasadddhammajotikadhaja, Sahityashuri, 12th Maha Nayaka Thera (Ramanna Nikaya), The Chief Incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama |
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Born | (1909-12-07)7 December 1909 Millawala, Wewaldeniya (Sri Lanka) |
Died | 30 August 2012(2012-08-30) (aged 102) Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
School | Theravada |
Lineage | Ramanna Nikaya |
Education | Vidyananda Maha Pirivena, Nittambuwa |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Ven. Kathaluwe Seelawansa Thero and Ven. Kadiragama Sumanasara Thero |
Ordination | 26 May 1922 (1922-05-26) |
The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero (Sinhala: අතිපූජ්යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර) (7 December 1909 – 30 August 2012) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who was the 12th Maha Nayaka of Ramanna Nikaya and the chief incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama.[1] Following his demise, he was succeeded by Most Ven. Napane Pemasiri Thero as the Maha Nayaka of Ramanna Nikaya.[2]
See also
- Sri Lankan Buddhism
References
- "The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero | TheBuddhism.Net : Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network". TheBuddhism.Net. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
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