ගැටඹේ රාජෝපවනාරාම විහාරස්ථානයේ විහාරාධිපති, මහා විහාර වංශික ශ්‍රී ලංකා රාමඤ්ඤ මහා නිකායේ අනුනායක, අතිපූජ්‍ය කැප්පිටියාගොඩ සිරිවිමල නායක ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ අපවත් වෙත

Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siriwimala Thera, a senior figure in Sri Lanka’s Buddhist clergy, has died, according to several local outlets. He was the senior monk at Gatambe Rajopawanaramaya, a temple in Kandy, and held the deputy chief prelate position in the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya.

Newswire reported that he died on Sunday, October 18, and had led the temple for more than four decades. Daily Mirror and Newswire reported his age as 95, while Lankadeepa described him as being in his 96th year.

Newswire said details about the final rites were expected to be announced later. The reports did not provide further information about arrangements.

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