Most Ven. Anamaduwe Sri Dhammadassi Thera, the Anunayake of the Asgiri Chapter, has passed away at the age of 67, local media reported.
The senior monk, who also served as the Chief Incumbent of the historic Athkanda Raja Maha Viharaya in Kurunegala and a former professor at the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, was reportedly receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kandy following a sudden illness.
His death marks the passing of a respected scholar and spiritual leader in the Sri Lankan Buddhist clergy. (Newswire)