Ven. Harispaththuwe Ariyawansalankara Thero passes away
Posted by Editor on March 22, 2014 - 12:52 pm

President of the Amadyapa Movement, Ven.Dr. Harispaththuwe Ariyawansalankara Thero (74) of the Vipassana Meditation Centre, Colombo passed away at a private hospital after prolonged illness this morning.
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Sincere condelences on the pasing away of a learned Buddhist priest specially at this point in the evolving history of our nation.
Our only solace is the presence of Ven GAG (Glagoda Atthe Gnanasara) the spriirtual leader of the Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhists and his flourishing BBS (Bodu Bala Sena) that is leading the moral rejuvenation of our isle.