Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera

Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera
Dr. Nissanka Wijeyeratne & Designer national emblem of Sri Lanka Venerable Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera
TitleChief monk of the Parama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena
Personal
Born(1925-03-03)3 March 1925
Died28 October 2000(2000-10-28) (aged 75)
ReligionTheravada Buddhism
NationalitySri Lankan
Notable work(s)Designer of the national emblem of Sri Lanka
Senior posting
Based inRatmalana, 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.

Emblem of Sri Lanka