Galagama Sri Aththadassi Thera (11 January 1922 – 9 March 2016) was a
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
Mahanayaka Mahanayaka (also spelled as Maha Nayaka, Maha Nayake) theros are high-ranking Buddhist monks who oversee and regulate the Buddhist clergy in Theravada Buddhist countries. The title ''Maha Nayaka'' translates to English as 'Great Leader' and it is c ...
of the Asgiriya Chapter of
Siyam Nikaya
The Siam (also Siyamopali and Siyam) Nikaya is a monastic order within Sri Lankan Buddhism, founded by Upali Thera and located predominantly around the city of Kandy. It is so named because it originated within Thailand (formerly known in Sri Lan ...
.Asgiriya Mahanayake Thera passes away , Sri Lankan Guardian, 10 March 2016
He was appointed on 8 May 2015 following the death of Chief Prelate Most Venerable
Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero
Udugama Sri Buddharakkitha Thero (17 March 1930 - 8 April 2015) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, who was the 20th Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya chapter of Siyam Nikaya.
The Venerable Thera died aged 94 while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the
Kandy Hospital
National Hospital (Teaching Hospital) Kandy is the second largest hospital in Sri Lanka. The bed strength of the hospital was 2291, as of 2011.
In 2019, Teaching Hospital Kandy was upgraded as the second National Hospital of Sri Lanka.
History
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. He was hospitalized while in an unconscious state after a fall.
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Siyam Nikaya
The Siam (also Siyamopali and Siyam) Nikaya is a monastic order within Sri Lankan Buddhism, founded by Upali Thera and located predominantly around the city of Kandy. It is so named because it originated within Thailand (formerly known in Sri Lan ...