Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera

Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera
Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Maha Nayaka Thero presenting an honorary title.
TitleMahanayaka of the Malwatta Chapter of Siyam Nikaya
Personal life
Born (1944-05-30) 30 May 1944
Thibbatuwawa, Matale District
Nationality Sri Lanka
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolTheravada
LineageMalwatta Chapter of Siyam Nikaya

Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thera (born 30 May 1944) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who is the present Mahanayaka Thera of the Malwatta Chapter of Siam Nikaya. He was appointed as the 26th Mahanayke Thera of Malwatta Chapter on 20 June 2004, by the Karaka Sangha Sabha of Malwatta Chapter, after the demise of Most Ven. Rambukwelle Sri Dharmarakkitha Vipassi Mahanayaka Thera. His act of appointment was presented on 16 August 2004 at the historic Magul Maduwa in Kandy.

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