Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
Most Venarable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero | |
|---|---|
| Title | 1.Most Venerable 2.Founder & Chief Advisor of Mahamevnawa Maha Sangha Saba, Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery Network and Shraddha TV Media Network |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1 July 1961 Iriyawetiya, Kiribathgoda, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Order | Sri Kalyaniwansa Nikaya |
| School | Theravada |
| Sect | Amarapura Nikaya (for registration purposes) |
| Initiation | Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Dambagasare Sri Sumedhankara Mahanayaka Thero and Dikwelle Pannananda Thero |
| Based in | Sri Lanka |
| Website | https://mahamevnawa.lk/ |
Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero (born: 1 July 1961) is a Sri Lankan monk. He is the founder & chief advisor of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery, Mahamevnawa Maha Sangha Saba(මහමෙව්නාව මහා සංඝ සභාව) and Shraddha Media Network. Many people address Him as "Pinwath Loku Swamin Wahanse(පින්වත් ලොකු ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ)"