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Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera

1832 – 1886

Founder of Rāmañña Nikāya, Buddhist monastic order in Sri Lanka

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About Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera

Lived 1832 – 1886 (aged 53). Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera was a Sri Lankan monk.

Most Ven. Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera (; legal name: Cornelis Madanayake) was the founder of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya and Sri Dharmagupta Pirivena of Mūla Maha Viharaya, Payagala, Kalutara. He was the first Maha Nayaka Thera of Sri Lanka Ramanna Nikaya.

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Important facts

Born

16 November 1832, Sri Lanka

Birth century

19th century

Died

29 January 1886

Occupation

Monk

Nationality

Sri Lanka

Also known as

Ñāṇasāmi Bhikkhu

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera's

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

1792 – 1856

Mathematician

Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera?

founder of Rāmañña Nikāya, Buddhist monastic order in Sri Lanka

When was Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera born?

Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera was born on 16 November 1832 in Sri Lanka.

When did Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera die?

Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera died on 29 January 1886.

What was Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera's occupation?

Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera was a monk.

What nationality was Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera?

Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera was Sri Lankan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera

· Wikidata: Q24718759

· DBpedia: Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera

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