Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero

The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero අතිපූජ්‍යය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර
Title	Sasanasobhana, Sri Saddhammavacissaracariya, Sarannkaropasenavansavatansa, Aggamahasadddhammajotikadhaja, Sahityashuri, 12th Maha Nayaka Thera (Ramanna Nikaya), The Chief Incumbent of the Shasanawardhana Pirivena, Mirigama
Personal life
Born	(1909-12-07)7 December 1909 Millawala, Wewaldeniya (Sri Lanka)
Died	30 August 2012(2012-08-30) (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 (1922-05-26)
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.^[1] Following his demise, he was succeeded by Most Ven. Napane Pemasiri Thero as the Maha Nayaka of Ramanna Nikaya.^[2]

See also

• Sri Lankan Buddhism

References

1. Warnakulasuriya, Deepal (2 September 2012). "True disciple of Buddha Dhamma in word and deed". The Nation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
2. "Ven. Napana Premasiri Thero appointed Mahanayaka of Ramanna Chapter". Ada Derana. 3 September 2012.

• "The Most Venerable Wewaldeniye Medhalankara Thero | TheBuddhism.Net : Worldwide Buddhist Information and Education Network". TheBuddhism.Net. Retrieved 10 October 2012.