Davuldena Gnanissara Thera

Most Venerable
Davuldena Gnanissara,
2nd Supreme Mahanayaka Thero of Sri Lanka
දවුල්දෙන ඤාණිස්සර,
II වන උත්තරීතර මහානායක හිමි
Most Venerable Davuldena Gnanissara, 2nd Supreme Mahanayake Thero
Title2nd Supreme Mahanayaka Thero of Sri Lanka,
for the Amarapura Maha Sangha Sabha
Personal life
BornKiribaddana Mudiyanse
(1915-12-31)31 December 1915
Davuldena,Uva Paranagama, Monaragala District, Ceylon
Died22 March 2021(2021-03-22) (aged 105)
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
TempleSri Vidya Vijayaramaya, Pagoda
OrderUdarata Amarapura Chapter Samagri Sangha Council
SchoolTheravada
LineageAmarapura Maha Sangha Council
Senior posting
PredecessorMost Venerable Madihe Pannaseeha Thera
(1st Supreme Mahanayake Thero)
SuccessorMost Venerable Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera
(3rd Supreme Mahanayake Thero)
Styles of
Most Venerable Davuldena Gnanissara,
2nd Supreme Mahanayake Thero
Reference styleThe Most Venerable
Spoken styleSupreme Mahanayaka Thero of Sri Lanka
Alternative styleMaha Sthavira

Agga Maha Pandita Davuldena Sri Gnanissara Thera (31 December 1915 in Badulla District – 3 April 2017) was a Sri Lankan scholar Buddhist monk and a centenarian.[1] He served as the supreme Mahanayaka of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikaya from 2002 until his death on 3 April 2017. Thera has also authored several books and was proficient in Pali, Sanskrit and English Languages.[2] Born on 31 December 1915 at Dawuldena in Badulla District, he entered the order of Buddhist monks under the guidance of Venerable Umele Pagnananda and Venerable Umele Piyarathana Nayake Theras in 1928. He was appointed to the Mahanayaka post of Amarapura Nikaya in 2002 and was 101 years old at the time of his death.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "US, China express condolences over demise of most venerable Davuldena Sri Gnanissara thero". Sunday Times. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Funeral of Ven. Davuldena Mahanayake Thera will be held with full state honours". ITN news.lk. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "දවුල්දෙන මහ නාහිමියෝ අපවත් වෙති" (in Sinhala). Lanka Truth. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.


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