Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera

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.[2][3] He was appointed on 8 May 2015 following the death of Chief Prelate Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero on 8 April 2015.[4]

Most Ven.

Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera
අතිපූජ්‍ය ගලගම ශ්‍රී අත්ථදස්සී මහනාහිමි
TitleMahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya
Personal
Born
Kulathunga Mudiyanselage Kiribanda [1]

(1922-01-11)11 January 1922
Urulawatta Matale
Died9 March 2016(2016-03-09) (aged 94)
Kandy General Hospital,
Sri Lanka
ReligionBuddhism
NationalitySri Lankan
ParentsKulathunga Mudiaynselage Dingiri Banda Nilame (Father)
Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Pinchi Amma Kumarihamy (Mother) [1]
SchoolTheravada
LineageAsgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya
Alma materMathale Daharmaraja Pirivena
Vidyodaya Pirivena
Dharma namesMost Ven.Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera

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.[4]

See also

References
  1. don, don (16 January 2014). "Most Venerable Galagama Sri Aththadassi Mahanayake Thero.- Asgiriya Chapter". sridaladamaligawa.lk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. New Asgiriya Mahanayaka Thera Archived 2016-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Sunday Observer, 10 May 2015
  3. Asgiriya Mahanayake Thera passes away Archived 20 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Sri Lankan Guardian, 10 March 2016
  4. "Chief Prelate of Asgiriya Chapter passes away". ColomboPage. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
Buddhist titles
Preceded by
Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero		 Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siam Nikaya
2015 – 2016		 Succeeded by
Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero
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