Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera

March 28, 1828 (age 57)

Colombo district

Sri Dharmaloka College in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka is named after him. Under the guidance of the Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Thalangama Sobitha Thera and Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Andupe Sonuttara Thera he was ordained in 1837 as a novice monk and was given the name "Ratmalane Dhramaloka". Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera received his higher education from Parama Dhamma Chetiya Pirivena in Ratmalana, under the guidance of Walane Sri Siddhartha Mahathera. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thero was one of his contemporaries at Parama Dhamma Chetiya Pirivena. In 1860 he obtained higher ordination of Upasampada from the Malwatte Chapter, Kandy. By which time he was accepted as a learned monk. lieutenant was when he, along with his student monk Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Ratmalane Sri Dharmarama, came on invitation to Dalugama to observe the "vas" season (Rainy retreat) in 1875. During his stay, he took the initiative in setting up the Vidyalankara Dayaka Sabha. Subsequently the Vidyalankara Pirivena, Kelaniya was established on 1 November 1875. Vidyalankara Pirivena, Kelaniya which was established by Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Ratmalane Dharmaloka Maha Thera was promoted to the state of University by the government in 1958. Vidyalankara Pirivena gave due place to language, religion and literature at a time of their degradation. Intellectuals such as Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Ratmalane Sri Dharmarama Thera, Don Baron Jayatilaka, Mudaliar Palis Fernando Wimalagunawardena, Nicholas Attygalle are some of the earliest products of Vidyalankara Pirivena. He died on August 15, 1885 at the age of 57.

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera

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Background

He was born on 28 May 1828 at Ratmalana in Colombo district. His father was Mr. Don Coranelis Appuhami and mother was Mistress Dona Hamine.

Career

Sri Dharmaloka College in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka is named after him. Under the guidance of the Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Thalangama Sobitha Thera and Venerable (of an Archdeacon)

Andupe Sonuttara Thera he was ordained in 1837 as a novice monk and was given the name "Ratmalane Dhramaloka".

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera received his higher education from Parama Dhamma Chetiya Pirivena in Ratmalana, under the guidance of Walane Sri Siddhartha Mahathera. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thero was one of his contemporaries at Parama Dhamma Chetiya Pirivena.

In 1860 he obtained higher ordination of Upasampada from the Malwatte Chapter, Kandy. By which time he was accepted as a learned monk.

lieutenant was when he, along with his student monk Venerable (of an Archdeacon)

Ratmalane Sri Dharmarama, came on invitation to Dalugama to observe the "vas" season (Rainy retreat) in 1875. During his stay, he took the initiative in setting up the Vidyalankara Dayaka Sabha. Subsequently the Vidyalankara Pirivena, Kelaniya was established on 1 November 1875.

Vidyalankara Pirivena, Kelaniya which was established by Venerable (of an Archdeacon)

Ratmalane Dharmaloka Maha Thera was promoted to the state of University by the government in 1958. Vidyalankara Pirivena gave due place to language, religion and literature at a time of their degradation.

Intellectuals such as Venerable (of an Archdeacon) Ratmalane Sri Dharmarama Thera, Don Baron Jayatilaka, Mudaliar Palis Fernando Wimalagunawardena, Nicholas Attygalle are some of the earliest products of Vidyalankara Pirivena.

He died on August 15, 1885 at the age of 57.

Achievements

Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera was the founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena, Peliyagoda, which was granted the University status later by the Sri Lankan government in 1959, and presently known as University of Kelaniya.

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