Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera | |
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![]() Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne & Designer national emblem of Sri Lanka Venerable Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera | |
Title | Chief monk of the Parama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena |
Personal | |
Born | 3 March 1925 |
Died | 28 October 2000 | (aged 75)
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Notable work(s) | Designer of the national emblem of Sri Lanka |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
Venerable Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera (3 March 1925 – 28 October 2000) was a Theravada Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka. He was also an artist and sculptor who has gained fame through his sculptures of Buddha statues that are worshiped in many places within Sri Lanka and abroad. He has held Exhibitions in Soviet Russia and China in the years 1961 and 1963 respectively.