• Mahanayaka (also spelled as Maha Nayaka, Maha Nayake) theros are high-ranking Buddhist monks who oversee and regulate the Buddhist clergy in Theravada...
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  • March 2021) was an eminent Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. He was the supreme Mahanayaka of Sri Lanka Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya and was the chief incumbent of Sri...
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    admitted to Vidyodaya Pirivena, Colombo under Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Mahanāyaka Thero and passed in 1900 winning the Siyāmarāja Prize for the best student...
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  • masters of Rāmañña Nikāya Forest Tradition. The following is a list of Mahanayaka theros of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya. Ven. Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara...
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  • Buddhism in China Buddhism in Southeast Asia Buddhist pilgrimage Cetiya Mahanayaka Sacca-kiriya Sambuddhatva jayanthi Sangharaja Sinhala: ථේරවාදය; Burmese:...
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  • Buddhist monk was appointed to this position in the last two centuries. Mahanayaka theros who act as the chief prelates of three main sects Siyam Nikaya...
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  • Moratota Dhammakkandha, Mahanayaka of Kandy, with the help of the last two Kandyan Telugu Kings victimized the low country Mahanayaka Karatota Dhammaranma...
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    1826 – 20 May 1907), also known as Dodanduwa Piyaratne Thero, was the Mahanayaka Thero of the Amarapura Nikaya (circa 1860s), and the Sanganayake of the...
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  • 1930 - 8 April 2015) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, who was the 20th Mahanayaka of the Asgiriya chapter of Siyam Nikaya. He was presented with the religious...
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    the day of Buddhist sabbath, and rendered formal recognition for the Mahanayaka theros. He established a University for Bhikkus in Anuradhapura. He undertook...
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  • and ceremonies. These are conducted under the supervision of the two Mahanayakas of Malwatte, Asgiriya chapters, and Diyawadana Nilame of the Maligawa...
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  • Maligawa, Kandy. The chief incumbent of the Asgiri Maha Viharaya is the Mahanayaka thero of Asgiri chapter of Siyam nikaya, a leading Buddhist monastic fraternity...
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    relatives of the bomb blasts. The protests were also supported by the Mahanayaka theras and Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith visited the fasting thera. On 5 June...
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    Thero (born 30 May 1944) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who is the present Mahanayaka Thero of the Malwatta chapter of Siam Nikaya. He was appointed as the...
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    my teacher Venerable Abhidhajamaharatthaguru Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera (1896–1998) and to the memories of my chief kalyanamittas in my...
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    relatives of the bomb blasts. The protests were also supported by the Mahanayaka theras and Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith also visited the fasting Thera. Hizbullah...
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    media related to Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. Buddhism in Thailand Mahanayaka Sangharaja Sangha Supreme Council State Saṅgha Mahā Nāyaka Committee Supreme...
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    The State Saṅgha Mahā Nāyaka Committee (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော် သံဃာ့မဟာနာယကအဖွဲ့, abbreviated Mahana or မဟန in Burmese, SSMNC in English) is a government-appointed...
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    semi-independent feudatory chiefs, whose various titles included Rāṇaka, Mahānāyaka, Mahārāja and Rāja. The king's officials were known as amātyas. Their...
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    Agga Mahā Paṇḍita, Ashin is an upaukkaṭṭha (associate Thathanabaing) and mahānāyaka of the Shwekyin Nikāya, the second largest monastic order of monks (nikāya)...
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    Kalyaniwansa Nikaya Senior posting Teacher Dambagasare Sri Sumedhankara Mahanayaka Thero and Dikwelle Pannananda Thero Based in Sri Lanka Initiation Mahamevnawa...
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  • 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18. "Ven. Napana Premasiri Thero appointed Mahanayaka of Ramanna Chapter". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2020-11-18. "Most Venerable...
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    (born 18 March 1942) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who is the present Mahanayaka Thero of the Asgiriya chapter of Siam Nikaya. He was appointed as the...
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  • castes also joined this activity. The titles of Mangaraja, Boitiala, Mahanayaka etc. also denotes entry of kshatriyas as helmsmen and captain of ships...
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  • Lankan scholar Buddhist monk and a centenarian. He served as the supreme Mahanayaka of the Sri Lanka Amarapura Nikaya from 2002 until his death on 3 April...
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  • dead at 104". NJ.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05. State funeral for Dawuldena Mahanayaka Thero, Hiru News.lk, 3 April 2017 "Second oldest bishop emeritus in the...
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    Novel 2003 Snehalata Rohidkar Vichitra Varna - 2004 Chandrakant M. Pokale Mahanayaka Novel 2005 Panchakshari Hiremath Hemantha Ruthuvina Swaragalu Short stories...
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  • making up only six percent of the monks in Thailand. Dhammayut Order Mahanayaka Nikaya Sangharaja Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Supreme Patriarch of Thailand...
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    the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs with recommendation from Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters of Siam Nikaya. He was a...
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  • Moratota Dhammakkandha, Mahanayaka of Kandy, with the help of the last two Kandyan Telugu Kings victimised the low-country Mahanayaka Karatota Dhammaranma...
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