This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Gangodawila Soma Thero | |
---|---|
ගංගොඩවිල සෝම හිමි | |
Title | Chief incumbent of Buddhist Temple Victoria (Australia) |
Personal | |
Born | Gangodawila, Sri Lanka | 24 April 1948
Died | 12 December 2003 Saint Petersburg, Russia | (aged 55)
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Sinhalese |
Denomination | Theravada |
School | Amarapura Nikaya Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte |
Alma mater |
|
Teachers |
Gangodawila Soma Thero (24 April 1948 – 12 December 2003) was a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) from Sri Lanka. Following tradition, he used the name of his birthplace, Gangodawila, in front of his name; thero is a term for an elder monk. Soma thero followed the example set by his teachers, Madihe Pannaseeha Thero and Ampitiye Rahula Maha Thero and was both a learned monk and a social reformer. The cause of his death remains in dispute.