Gunananda thera

 Gunananda Thera was born in 1823 to a rich Buddhist Sinhala Salagama caste family in a village called Migettuwatta or Mohottiwatta, near Balapitiya. His secular name was Wanigamuni Miguel Mendes Wimalarathna.] Taught first by his parents, he exhibited oratorical skills from a young age. He had close contact with a Roman Catholic priest, who resided in a nearby church, and gained knowledge of the Bibleand Christian doctrine. Originally intending to become a priest, he changed his mind after coming into contact with Buddhist monks from the nearby temples. He was ordained while in his twenties in the Dodanduwa Gala Uda Vihara by Venerable Thelikada Sonutthara Thera, the chief incumbent of the temple. His eloquent first sermon was given on the night that he was ordained; the people gathered in the temple exclaimed that the young Thera would cause Buddhism to prosper in the country and pledged their support for his religious work. Subsequently, he gained proficiency in Buddhism and oriental languages while he was in the temple.



While he was reading the magazine Bauddha Sahodaraya (Sinhalese: Buddhist Brotherhood), he learned that Buddhists in Colombo were subject to religious discrimination by Christians.Disturbed by the news, Gunananda Thera decided to move to Colombo and reside in Deepaduttaaramaya in Kotahena, the first Buddhist temple in Colombo, which was 300 years old.] From there, Gunananda Thera began his speeches defending Buddhism against the arguments of the Christian missionaries.



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  1. UmaOctober 30, 2021 at 3:32 AM

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  2. NayanatharaNovember 11, 2021 at 8:32 AM

    This is very important post

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  3. kaviniNovember 28, 2021 at 4:16 AM

    Ven. Gunananda Thero is also a Sangha who is well versed in Christianity

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  4. Savithri 😈🌼❤️November 28, 2021 at 5:50 AM

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  5. Navindya NavindyaNovember 29, 2021 at 6:54 AM

    If people like him, who were full of virtues, still lived today, our nation would have become a very developed nation.

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