Devanapatissa Vipassana International Meditation Centre Explained

Devanapathis International Samatha-vipassana Meditation Center
Type:	Organization of Buddhist monasteries
Purpose:	Spiritual Development
Location:	Pallekele, Sri Lanka
Region Served:	Worldwide
Membership:	practicing Buddhists
Leader Title:	Founder
Leader Name:	Walane Amatha Gavesi Thero
Formation:	1991

Devanapathis International Samatha-vipassana Meditation Center; commonly known as Pallekele Meditation Center is Buddhist monastery in Kandy, Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was founded by late Ven. Walane Amatha Gavesi Thero in 1991. The monastery is located in old Gam Uadawa premises in Pallekele, around 8 Kilometers from the Kandy town.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Information about Meditation Centers, Forest Monasteries, and other important places in Sri Lanka for Western bhikkhus and serious lay practitioners . Buddhanet.net . January 2005 . 14 August 2013.
2. Web site: Spirit | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka . Sundayobserver.lk . 2009-01-25 . 2013-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211063732/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/01/25/spi01.asp . 2013-12-11 . live .
3. Web site: Oomph . Sundayobserver.lk . 2006-09-17 . 2013-08-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211063840/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2006/09/17/mag01.asp . 2013-12-11 . live .
4. Web site: LankaWeb News . Lankaweb.com . 2013-08-15 . 9 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210509132045/http://www.lankaweb.com/news/items04/101004-1.html . dead .