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Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero

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The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero
අතිපූජ්‍යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර
TitleSasanasobhana,
Sri Saddhammavacissaracariya,
Sarannkaropasenavansavatansa,
Aggamahasadddhammajotikadhaja,
Sahityashuri,
12th Maha Nayaka Thera (Ramanna Nikaya),
The Chief Incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama
Personal
Born(1909-12-07)7 December 1909
Millawala, Wewaldeniya (Sri Lanka)
Died30 August 2012(2012-08-30) (aged 102)
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
ReligionBuddhism
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
SchoolTheravada
LineageRamanna Nikaya
EducationVidyananda Maha Pirivena, Nittambuwa
Senior posting
TeacherVen. Kathaluwe Seelawansa Thero and Ven. Kadiragama Sumanasara Thero
Ordination26 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]

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  1. ^ Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (2 September 2012). "True disciple of Buddha Dhamma in word and deed". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Ven. Napana Premasiri Thero appointed Mahanayaka of Ramanna Chapter". Ada Derana. 3 September 2012.