Kotugoda Dhammawasa Mahanayaka Thera
Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera | |
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පූජ්ය කොටුගොඩ ධම්මාවාස හිමි | |
| Title | Most Venerable Supreme Mahanayaka Thera of Amarapura Maha Sangha Saba |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Sirimevan Rodrigo 23 January 1933 |
| Died | 22 March 2021 (aged 88) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Parent(s) | Haramanis Rodrigo (father) Selestina Rodrigo (mother) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Amarapura–Rāmañña Sect. |
| Dharma names | Most Ven. Agga Maha Pandita Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera |
Agga Maha Pandita Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thera (Sinhala: කොටුගොඩ ධම්මාවාස හිමි, romanized: Koṭugoḍa Dhammāvāsa Himi; lay name: Sirimevan Rodrigo; 23 January 1933 – 22 March 2021) was an eminent Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. He was the supreme Mahanayaka of Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikāya and was the chief incumbent of Sri Dharmapalaramaya, Mount Lavinia.