Gangaramaya Temple

Gangaramaya Temple

Location: 61 Sri Jinarathana Rd, Colombo.
Founder: Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera
Completed: Late 19th century
Phone: 0112 435 169
Website: www.gangaramaya.com
E-Mail : gt@gangaramaya.com

            Gangaramaya is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, started by the famous scholar monk Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera in the late 19th Century.

Gangaramaya Temple

          After the Venerable Sri Sumangala, his chief pupil Devundera Sri Jinaratana Nayake Thera took on the administration of the temple. It was he who laid the foundation to convert the little temple to an institute of international reckoning.

           The next chief incumbent was the Ven. Devundara Keerthi Sri Sumangala Jinaratana Vacissara Thera, the teacher of the Ven. Galboda Gnanissara, who worked to make the Gangaramaya what it is today: much more than a temple in the conventional term, but a place of worship, a seat of learning and a cultural centre.

See Also

http://gangaramaya.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangaramaya_Temple
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galboda_Gnanissara_Thera