Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera
Sri Lankan Buddhist orator and one of the pioneers in Sri Lankan Buddhist revival movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera or Mohottiwatte Gunananda Thera (Sinhala: පූජ්ය මිගෙට්ටුවත්තේ ගුණානන්ද හිමි) (9 February 1823 – 21 September 1890) was a Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator. He is known for leading the Buddhist side in debates between Buddhists and Christians in Baddegama, Udanwita, Waragoda, Liyanagemulla, Gampola, and Panadura, where the most famous of the debates took place. As a result of the debates, Buddhism in Sri Lanka saw a revival.[1]
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Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera පූජ්ය මිගෙට්ටුවත්තේ ගුණානන්ද හිමි | |
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Title | Vādibhasinha (Lion in oratory) |
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Born | Mohottiwatta (1823-02-09)9 February 1823 Mohottiwatta (Migettuwatta), Balapitiya, British Ceylon |
Died | 21 September 1890(1890-09-21) (aged 67) Colombo, British Ceylon |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
School | Theravada |
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Teacher | Thelikada Sonutthara Thera |
Based in | Deepaduttaaramaya, Kotahena, Colombo |
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