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He was ordained under the guidance of Ven. Punchi Mahattaya had his primary education at Kumara Vidyalaya, Balangoda.Īt the age of 15 he had decided to enter the order of Buddhist monks and was ordained as a Samanera at the temple Sri Nandaramaya, Udumulla, Balangoda on 2 March 1911. Because Punchi Mahattaya's mother died when he was 14 days old, he was brought up by his father's brother and his wife. His birth name was Punchi Mahattaya aka William. īalangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero was born on 23 August 1896 in Kirindigala, Balangoda, to the family of N. Later in March 1997, the Burmese government conferred on Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero the highest Sangha title, 'Abhidhaja Maharatthaguru' (Most Eminent Great Spiritual Teacher), which is equivalent to Sangharaja, in honor of his unique service to the Buddhist religion. In recognition of his valuable service at the Sixth Buddhist council held in Burma, the Burmese government conferred on him the title 'Agga Mahapandita' (Chief Great Scholar) in 1956.

Sri Lankan Buddhists also considered Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero as a Bodhisattva, who will attain Buddhahood in a future life.īalangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero lived a modest life and did a great service for the propagation of Buddhist philosophy. He was highly respected by Sri Lankan Buddhists, who believe that he achieved a higher level of spiritual development through meditation. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (Sinhalese: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්‍රෙය මහනාහිමි 23 August 1896 – 18 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan scholar Buddhist monk and a personality of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century.

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