- Source: Davuldena Gnanissara Thero
Agga Maha Pandita Davuldena Sri Gnanissara Thero (31 December 1915 in Badulla District – 3 April 2017) was a Sri 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 2017. Thero has also authored several books and was proficient in Pali, Sanskrit and English Languages. Born on 31 December 1915 at Dawuldena in Badulla District, he entered the order of Buddhist monks under the guidance of Venerable Umele Pagnananda and Ven. Umele Piyarathana Nayake Theros in 1928. He was appointed to the Mahanayaka post of Amarapura Nikaya in 2002 and was 101 years old at the time of his death.
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Ven. Dawuldena Gnanissara Mahnayaka Thero felicitated on his 100th Birthday
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- Davuldena Gnanissara Thero
- Kotugoda Dhammawasa Mahanayaka Thero
- Mahanayaka
- Deaths in April 2017
- 1915
- List of centenarians (religious figures)
- Amarapura Nikāya
- Madihe Pannaseeha Thero
- Index of Buddhism-related articles
- 2017 in Sri Lanka
