Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera
Founder of Rāmañña Nikāya, Buddhist monastic order in Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Ven. Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera[1] (Sinhala: අතිපූජ්ය අඹගහවත්තේ ඉන්ද්රාසභවර ඤාණසාමි මහා ථේර; legal name: Cornelis Madanayake) was the founder of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya[2] and Sri Dharmagupta Pirivena of Mūla Maha Viharaya, Payagala, Kalutara.[3] He was the first Maha Nayaka Thera of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (October 2015) |
Quick Facts Title, Personal ...
Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera අතිපූජ්යය අඹගහවත්තේ ඉන්ද්රාසභවර ඤාණසාමි මහා ථේර | |
---|---|
Title | Sasanawansa Kawidhaja, Sirisaddhammacariya, Yati Sanghapati, Indrasabhawara Gnanasami, 1st Maha Nayaka Thera (Ramanna Nikaya) |
Personal | |
Born | Cornelis Madanayake 16 November 1832 Ambagahawatta, Akmeemana, Sri Lanka |
Died | 29 January 1886 (aged 54) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | ![]() |
Parent(s) | Don Mathes de Silva Madanayake and Indipola Walawwage Jenohamy |
School | Theravada |
Lineage | Ramanna Nikaya |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Most Ven. Akmeemana Sobhitha Maha Thera & Most Ven. Benthota Atthadassi Maha Thera, Most Ven. Neyyadhamamunivara Sangharaja Maha Thera |
Successor | Most Ven. Deepegoda Saddhammawara Jotipala Silakkhandha Maha Thera |
Ordination | 1861 in Burma |
Close