Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera
Most Venerable Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthēra අතිපූජ්යය නා උයනේ අරියධම්ම මහා ථේර | |
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Most Ven. Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthēra at BVMC monastery in Burma | |
| Title | Tripitaka Vagishvaracarya, Mahopadhyaya, Maha Kammatthanacarya, Maha Thera |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 24 April 1939 Imihaminnegama, Kurunegala |
| Died | 7 September 2016 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Sect | Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Saṃsthā of Rāmañña Nikāya |
| Ordination | 1957 |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Most Ven. Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera, Most Ven. Bhaddanta Āciṇṇa |
| Based in | Sri Lanka |
Most Venerable Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahāthēra (Sinhala: අතිපූජ්යය නා උයනේ අරියධම්ම මහා ථේර, 24 April 1939 – 6 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) and a senior meditation teacher. He was the spiritual advisor of the Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Saṃsthā, and for many years resided at the Nā Uyana Āranya. In 2011 he moved to Meetirigala Dharmayatanaya to help revitalize this long-standing place of learning and dhamma practice.