1698 - 1778
Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero Writer
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| Birthday |
19th June, 1698
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| Birthplace |
Weliwita, Kandy District
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| Died |
18th July, 1778
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| Place of Death |
Malwathu Maha Viharaya, Kandy
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Occupation Text |
Sangharaja, the supreme patriarch of Sri Lanka.
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| Occupation |
Writer
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Weliwita Asaranasarana Sri Saranankara Sangharaja Thero (19 June 1698 – 18 July 1778) or popularly Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero was a Buddhist monk, who was the last Sangharaja of Sri Lanka. He was the pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka, after the decline of the religion in the 17th and 18th centuries. Saranankara Thero was bestowed with the a title by king Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe in 1753, the same year he received the Upasampada (higher ordination of Buddhist monks) and re-established the Upasampada in Sri Lanka with the help of Mahasangha in Siam. He is also credited with the establishment of Silvath Samagama (pious group), a union of monks who lived in accordance with the Buddhist monastic discipline.
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