Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera
Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera | |
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අතිපූජ්ය කිරිබත්ගොඩ ඤාණානන්ද ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ | |
Gnanananda Thera in or around 1999 | |
| Most Ven. Anunayaka Thera (Deputy Chief Prelate) of the Sri Kalyaniwangsa Sect of the Amarapura Nikaya | |
| In office August 2019 – May 2022 | |
| Founder and Chief Advisor of Mahamevnawa Maha Sangha Sabha & Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastic Order | |
| In office August 1999 – To date | |
| Founder and Chief Advisor of Shraddha TV Media Network | |
| In office September 2012 – To date | |
| The Chief Representative of the Buddhist Delegation of Sri Lanka for the International Tripitaka Chanting Ceremony of Bodhgaya | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1 July 1961 Iriyawetiya, Kiribathgoda, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Order | Sri Kalyaniwangsa Nikaya |
| School | Theravada |
| Sect | Amarapura Nikaya |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Dambagasare Sri Sumedhankara Mahanayaka Thera and Dikwelle Pannananda Thera |
| Based in | Sri Lanka |
| Website | https://mahamevnawa.lk |
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Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera (born: 1 July 1961) is a Sri Lankan monk. He is the founder and 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 Suwaminwahanse (පින්වත් ලොකු ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ)".