Most Ven. Hemarathana Thera assumes duties as Atamasthanadhipathi today

Newly appointed Atamasthanadhipathi of Anuradhapura Most Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera will assume duties at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi premises today (11).

Most Ven. Hemarathana Thera was appointed to the position following the demise of former Atamasthanadhipathi Most Ven. Pallegama Sirinivasa Thera on October 18.

He will be the 11th Atamasthanadhipathi, who is in charge of eight sacred areas in Anuradhapura. Most Ven. Hemarathana Thera was appointed to the position on October 25. He was born on June 15, 1954 in Pallegama in Dambulla. He entered into the priesthood at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi premises on May 9, 1968. Most Ven. Hemarathana Thera obtained his education from the Anuradhapura Maha Vihara Pirivena and the Vidyodaya Pirivena in Colombo. He is a Bachelor’s (Honors) degree holder from the University of Kelaniya.

In 1997, he became the Chief Incumbent of the Ruwanweli Maha Seya and held the position for 25 years until 2022.

 

 

by Daily News Sri Lanka

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