Most Ven Aggamaha Panditha Napane Pemasiri Thero (Sinhala: නාපාන පෙමසිරි ථෙර, romanized: Nāpāna Pemasiri Thera) also spelt either as Napane Premasiri Thero or Napane Pemasiri Thero[1](2 January 1922/1923 – 17 November 2020) was a Sri Lankan Sinhalese Buddhist monk. He served as the 13th head of the Ramanna Nikaya since September 2012 and also served as the chief incumbent of Menikhinna Hurikaduwa Vidyasagara Privena.[2] He was ordained on 8 July 1933.[3]
Napane Pemasiri Thero | |
|---|---|
| Title | Chief incumbent of the Menikhinna Hurikaduwa Vidyasagara Privena |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 2 January 1922 |
| Died | 17 November 2020 (aged 98) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Lineage | Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya |
| Dharma names | Most Ven Aggamaha Panditha Napane Pemasiri Thero |
On 3 September 2012, he was appointed as the 13th Maha Nayaka of the Ramanna Nikaya succeeding Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thero who died in August 2012.[4][5][6] On August 16, 2019, Pemasiri and Koṭugoḍa Dhammāvāsa Thera presided over the union of the Amarapura and Rāmañña monastic orders, creating the Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya; both monks jointly headed the new order. Napane Pemasiri Thero died on 17 November 2020 at the age of 98 while receiving treatment at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital.[7][6][8] The funeral ceremony was held at Bandaranaike National school grounds, Kundasale on 22 November 2020. The funeral proceedings were held with full state honors.[9]
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- ^ "Most Venerable Napane Pemasiri Thera, the 13th Mahanayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya passes away at 98". Colombo Times. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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- ^ "Most Venerable Napane Premasiri Thero passed away aged 98". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Mahanayaka of Ramanna Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Napane Premasiri Thero passed away". NewsWire. 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Senior Sri Lankan Monk Ven. Napane Premasiri Thero Dies, Aged 98".
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