Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera

Most Ven. Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera
අතිපූජ්‍ය ගලගම ශ්‍රී අත්ථදස්සී මහනාහිමි
Religion	Buddhism
School	Theravada
Lineage	Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya
Alma mater	Mathale Daharmaraja Pirivena Vidyodaya Pirivena
Dharma names	Most Ven.Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera
Personal
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Born	Kulathunga Mudiyanselage Kiribanda [1] 11 January 1922 Urulawatta Matale
Died	9 March 2016 (aged 94) Kandy General Hospital, Sri Lanka
Parents	Kulathunga Mudiaynselage Dingiri Banda Nilame (Father) Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Pinchi Amma Kumarihamy (Mother) [1]
Senior posting
Title	Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siyam Nikaya

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.^[2][3] He was appointed on 8 May 2015 following the death of Chief Prelate Most Venerable Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero on 8 April 2015.^[4]

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.^[4]

See also

• Siyam Nikaya
• Diyawadana Nilame of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Kandy

References

1. don, don (16 January 2014). "Most Venerable Galagama Sri Aththadassi Mahanayake Thero.- Asgiriya Chapter". sridaladamaligawa.lk. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
2. New Asgiriya Mahanayaka Thera, Sunday Observer, 10 May 2015
3. Asgiriya Mahanayake Thera passes away, Sri Lankan Guardian, 10 March 2016
4. "Chief Prelate of Asgiriya Chapter passes away". ColomboPage. Retrieved 31 March 2016.