Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery

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Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery

Formation	14 August 1999
Type	Organization of Buddhist monasteries
Purpose	Spiritual development
Headquarters	Polgahawela, Sri Lanka
Location	70+ locations in Sri Lanka with 30+ branches-overseas
Region served	Worldwide
Membership	Practicing Buddhists
Founder	Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero
Website	www.mahamevnawa.lk

The Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (MBM) is an organization of Buddhist monasteries of Sri Lankan origin established under the teachings of Gautama Buddha.^[1] Its main monastery is in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka.

The MBM maintains over 70 branches in Sri Lanka and operates several branches overseas in Canada,^[2] the United States,^[3] Australia, the United Kingdom,^[4] Dubai, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan, Germany, and many others. The Mahamevnawa is home to over 1000 Buddhist monks.^[5]

The founder and chief Buddhist monk in charge of these monasteries is Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, who is engaged in spreading Buddhism to both local and international communities, and in highlighting the aim of Buddhism: putting an end to Dukkha (suffering) or attaining Nibbana.