Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero

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Ven.
Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero
පූජ්‍ය මාදුළුවාවේ සෝභිත හිමි
Sobitha Thero in 2015.
TitleChief Incumbent of the Kotte Naga Vihara
Personal
Born
Pathirage Don Rathnasekara [1]

(1942-05-29)29 May 1942
Padukka, Sri Lanka
Died6 November 2015(2015-11-06) (aged 73)
Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Cause of deathComplications from Heart Surgery
ReligionBuddhism
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Parent(s)Pathirage Don Peiris Appuhamy (Father) [1]
Kuruwita Arachchige Karalinahami (Mother) [1]
SchoolTheravada
LineageSiam Sect
Alma materVidyalankara Pirivena
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Dharma namesVen. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero
TempleKotte Naga Vihara

Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero (

Kotte Naga Vihara. He was a prominent social-political activist, an independent thinker who endured to improve the positive and constructive aspects of Sri Lankan Politics.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Personal life

The Thero was born on 29 May 1942, the

Kotte Sri Naga Viharaya. In 1962, the Thero received his higher ordination after studying at the Vidyodaya and Vidyalankara Pirivenas and received his honorary doctorate from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 1964. In 1967, the Thero became the chief incumbent of the Kotte Naga Viharaya.[8][9]

The Thero died on 6 November 2015 at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.[10][11] He was 73 at the time of his death. The government announced a state funeral and a day of national mourning.

Social services

The Thero actively worked during his struggle against the then President

J. R. Jayawardena's (in office: 1977-1988) social-political practices and the latter's efforts to centralize power within the presidency, and threats against freedom of expression, civil rights and the rule of law.[12] Thero was one of the most important leaders of the anti-Indian intervention campaign in the late 1980s as well. He was an excellent orator in mobilizing the Sri Lankan populace across the spectrum. He put his charisma, influence and skill to maximum use in the fight through the National Movement for a Just Society (NMJS) to usher in a democratic government on 8 January 2015 by uniting a divided opposition and the trade unions, rights groups, artists, professionals and academia.[12][13][14]

Sobitha Thero played a key role in bringing a new government to power in 2015 by defeating Mahinda Rajapaksa. He supported the common candidate Maithripala Sirisena for the presidency, and Ranil Wickremesinghe to form a new government and campaigned for the release of Sarath Fonseka.[4][15][16][17] The Thero was an ardent campaigner against the executive presidential system of Sri Lanka and acquired a reputation for his stand on social justice and for educating the youth on the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse.[5][18] He promoted mutual respect and amity between the various religious and linguistic groups of the country.[19][20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Liyanagama, Lakdev (9 November 2015). "A TRIBUTE TO AN ERUDITE MONK". Daily News. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. ISBN 978-1-4817-8991-2
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  3. ^ "Sobitha Thero's President 'dream' revealed". www.srilankamirror.com. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Sobhitha Thero suspects moves to stop him". BBC. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "I'm prepared to be the common candidate at presidential election – says Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero". News1st.lk. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  6. ISBN 978-955-572-001-4
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  7. ^ "Government cautions Sobitha Thero". Colombo Telegraph. July 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera passes away". News1st.lk. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  9. ^ "The Life Story of Rev Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero". Lanka Video Entertainment (youtube.com). 8 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  10. Daily Mirror
    . 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  11. ^ "SOBITHA THERO'S LEGACY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SCHOOL SYLLABUS". Hiru News. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero (1942-2015): The Monk Who Ended Sri Lanka's Decade of Darkness". Puvath.lk. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Religious leaders say our civilisation at stake". Daily Mirror. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Corrupt persons should not be re-elected to Parliament: Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero". News1st.lk. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  15. ^ The Monk and the Man who changed history Sunday Observer, Retrieved 4 May 2015
  16. ^ "Activists attack Fonseka verdict". ucanews.com. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero". LankaNewspapers.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha, the Game Changer". Sri Lanka Guardian. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  19. ISBN 9781452528632
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  20. ^ "Ven Sobitha Thero left us when the country needed him most". Colombo Telegraph. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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