Most.Ven Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero Religion School Lineage Sect Ven. Balangdoda Ananda Maitreya Thero Personal Nationality Born ( 1896-08-23)23 August 1896 Died 18 July 1998 ( 1998-07-18) (aged 101) Senior posting Title President,, Professor of Buddhism Abidhadja Maharattaguru Thripitaka Vaagishwaracharya Pravachana Visharada Raajakeeya Panditha Saahithyasuuri Saahithya Chakrawarthi Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්රෙය මහනාහිමි;23 August 1896 – 18 July 1998) was a scholar and a personality of in the twentieth century.
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero was born on 23 August 1896 in Kirindigala. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya. Books by Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero. Balangoda Anandamaitreya Mahanayaka TheroLate Ven. Balangoda Anandamaitreya Mahanayaka Thero was one. Speaker and author to several books in Sinhala and.
He was highly respected by Sri Lankan Buddhists, who believe that he achieved a through. Sri Lankan Buddhists also considered Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero as a, who will attain in a future life. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero lived a modest life and did a great service for the propagation of. In recognition of his valuable service at the held in, the Burmese government conferred on him the title 'Agga Mahapandita' (Chief Great Scholar) in 1956. Later in March 1997, the Burmese government conferred on Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero the highest title, 'Abhidhaja Maharatthaguru' (Most Eminent Great Spiritual Teacher), which is equivalent to, in honor of his unique service to the Buddhist religion.
Contents • • • • • • Biography [ ] Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero was born on 23 August 1896 in Kirindigala,, to the family of N. Mathises (Maddumahamy) and B. His birth name was Punchi Mahattaya aka William. Because Punchi Mahattaya's mother died when he was 14 days old, he was brought up by his father's brother and his wife. Punchi Mahattaya had his primary education at Kumara Vidyalaya,.
At the age of 15 he had decided to enter the order of and was ordained as a at the temple Sri Nandaramaya, Udumulla, Balangoda on 2 March 1911. He was ordained under the guidance of Ven. Daamahana Dhammananda Thero and Deniyaye Seelananda Thero was his primary teacher ( Upaadhyaayanwahanse). Balangdoda Ananda Maitreya Thero received his on 14 July 1916 at Olu Gantota Udakukhepa Seema, Balangoda. Thero continued his studies after becoming a monk and later became a scholar in and. Thero entered, in 1919 and became a teacher of the same school in 1922. Pre Intermediate Books.