Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera
Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera | |
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අතිපූජ්ය ගලගම ශ්රී අත්ථදස්සී මහනාහිමි | |
| Title | Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Kulathunga Mudiyanselage Kiribanda 11 January 1922 Urulawatta Matale |
| Died | 9 March 2016 (aged 94) Kandy General Hospital, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Parent(s) | Kulathunga Mudiaynselage Dingiri Banda Nilame (Father) Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Pinchi Amma Kumarihamy (Mother) |
| Alma mater | Mathale Daharmaraja Pirivena Vidyodaya Pirivena |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya |
| Dharma names | Most Ven.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. He was appointed on 8 May 2015 following the death of Chief Prelate Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero on 8 April 2015.
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.