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| Honorific-Prefix: | Most Ven. |
| Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera | |
| Native Name Lang: | si |
| Religion: | Buddhism |
| School: | Theravada |
| Lineage: | Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya |
| Alma Mater: | Mathale Daharmaraja Pirivena Vidyodaya Pirivena |
| Dharma Names: | Most Ven.Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera |
| Birth Name: | Kulathunga Mudiyanselage Kiribanda [1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Urulawatta Matale |
| Death Place: | Kandy General Hospital, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Parents: | Kulathunga Mudiaynselage Dingiri Banda Nilame (Father) Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Pinchi Amma Kumarihamy (Mother) [2] |
| Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya | |
Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera (11 January 1922 – 9 March 2016) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who served as the 21st Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya.[3] [4] He was appointed on 8 May 2015 following the death of Chief Prelate Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero on 8 April 2015.[5]
The Venerable Thera died aged 94 while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Kandy Hospital. He was hospitalized while in an unconscious state after a fall.