Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero
The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero අතිපූජ්යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර | |
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| Title | Sasanasobhana, Sri Saddhammavacissaracariya, Sarannkaropasenavansavatansa, Aggamahasadddhammajotikadhaja, Sahityashuri, 12th Maha Nayaka Thera (Ramanna Nikaya), The Chief Incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 7 December 1909 Millawala, Wewaldeniya (Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 30 August 2012 (aged 102) Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Education | Vidyananda Maha Pirivena, Nittambuwa |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Ramanna Nikaya |
| Ordination | 26 May 1922 |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Ven. Kathaluwe Seelawansa Thero and Ven. Kadiragama Sumanasara Thero |
The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero (Sinhala: අතිපූජ්යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර) (7 December 1909 – 30 August 2012) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who was the 12th Maha Nayaka of Ramanna Nikaya and the chief incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama. Following his demise, he was succeeded by Most Ven. Napane Pemasiri Thero as the Maha Nayaka of Ramanna Nikaya.