Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero | |
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 Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Maha Nayaka thero presenting an honorary title. | |
| Title | Mahanayaka of the Malwatta Chapter of Siyam Nikaya |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 30 May 1944 Thibbatuwawa, Matale District |
| Nationality |  Sri Lanka(Sinhalan) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Malwatta Chapter of Siyam Nikaya |
Thibbatuwawe Sri Siddhartha Sumangala Thero (born 30 May 1944) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk who is the present Mahanayaka Thero of the Malwatta chapter of Siam Nikaya.[1] He was appointed as the 26th Mahanayke Thera of Malwatta Chapter on 20 June 2004, by the Karaka Sangha Sabha of Malwatta chapter, after the demise of Most Ven. Rambukwelle Sri Dharmarakkitha Vipassi Mahanayka Thera.[2] His act of appointment was presented on 16 August 2004 at the historic Magul Maduwa in Kandy.
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