Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero Explained

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The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero Sinhala; Sinhalese: අතිපූජ්‍යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර
Dharma Name:	Medhalankara
Birth Date:	1909 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Millawala, Wewaldeniya (Sri Lanka)
Death Place:	Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Nationality:	Sri Lankan
Religion:	Buddhism
School:	Theravada
Lineage:	Ramanna Nikaya
Sasanasobhana, Sri Saddhammavacissaracariya, Sarannkaropasenavansavatansa, Aggamahasadddhammajotikadhaja, Sahityashuri, 12th Maha Nayaka Thera (Ramanna Nikaya), The Chief Incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama
Education:	Vidyananda Maha Pirivena, Nittambuwa
Teacher:	Ven. Kathaluwe Seelawansa Thero and Ven. Kadiragama Sumanasara Thero

The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero (Sinhala; Sinhalese: 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

• Web site: The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero | TheBuddhism.Net : Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network . TheBuddhism.Net . 2012-10-10.

Notes and References

1. Web site: True disciple of Buddha Dhamma in word and deed . The Nation . 2 September 2012 . 5 August 2017 . Warnakulasuriya, Deepal . dead . https://archive.today/20130901162045/http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-features/item/9977-true-disciple-of-buddha-dhamma-in-word-and-deed.html . 1 September 2013 .
2. Web site: Ven. Napana Premasiri Thero appointed Mahanayaka of Ramanna Chapter . Ada Derana . 3 September 2012.