Madihe Pannaseeha Thero
Agga Maha Panditha Madihe Pannaseeha Thero | |
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Ven. Palane Sri Vajiragnana Maha Nayaka Thera |
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Most Venerable Madihe Pannaseeha Mahathera (
Early life
Madihe Pannaseeha Nayaka Thero was born on June 21, 1913, in the village called Madihe in
Benson Wilmot had his education in the English medium at At the age of 13 he entered the Buddhist Order. His ordination was held at Devagiri Vihara, Kabmurugamuwa, on June 24, 1926. He was named 'Madihe Pannasheeha' at the ordination.Elected Maha Nayaka
An election by secret vote was held on November 27, 1955, at Vajiraramaya,
The certificate for the appointment of Maha Nayaka was handed over at Vajiraramaya
A few days after the appointment, Sir
Buddhist committees
In April 1954 a committee was appointed by the all Ceylon Buddhist Congress composed of members from Buddhist clergy and laity in order to ascertain salient facts about the conditions and ways of Buddhist life. Ven. Madihe Pannasiha Thera was among the members of that committee which issued its report on February 4, 1956.
Propagation of Buddhism
Maha Nayaka Thera visited China in 1946 for the propagation of
Ven. Thera visited
Maha Nayaka Thera left for America on 27 March 1964 on an invitation from the Asia Foundation to gain an idea of the educational training prevailing there, ways and means of rural development, and also for the propagation of
Social services
Thurunu Saviya
After returning from USA, Maha Nayaka Thera organised the "Thurunu Saviya" at
Dharma Vijaya foundation
The Dharma Vijaya Foundation established in 1979 under the patronage of the Maha Nayaka Thera has noble objectives to make Sri Lanka a Dharma Deepa or a country where righteous people live, to develop the economy and the culture of the country simultaneously and also to serve the poor in their social needs and education.
Temperance movement
He succeeded Ven. Kalukondayawe Pangnasekera Maha Nayaka Thera as the president of the Sri Lanka Temperance Movement, to carry out the good work commenced during the early part of the 20th century.
Honours and death
Thero was conferred an honorary
References
- ^ E. Weerapperuma , "Madihe Pannaseeha Thera", Newsfinder.org
- ^ "Most Ven. Madihe Pannaseeha Thera passes away" Archived 2003-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, Daily News (Sri Lanka), dailynews.lk, 9 September 2003
- ^ Wimalaratne, K. D. G. (June 21, 2003). "90th birth anniversary of Madihe Pannasiha Maha nayaka Thera today : The beacon of the Buddha Sasana". Daily News - features. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon. Archived from the original on January 6, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Peiris, Manjari (June 21, 2002). "Ven. Madihe Pannaseeha Thera is 90 today". Daily News. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
External links
- Lamp of Dhamma lit at Vajiraramaya by Aggamaha Panditha Kotugoda Dhammawasa Anunayake Thero
- Section on Ven. Madihe Pannasiha Mahanayaka Thero at Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara
- Facebook Commemoration Page
- Dhamma Talks
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