Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera
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Venerable Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera (3 March 1925 - 28 October 2000) was a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka
. He was also an artist and sculptor who has gained fame through his sculptures of Buddha statues that are worshiped in many places within Sri Lanka and abroad. He has held Exhibitions in Soviet Russia and China in the years 1961 and 1963 respectively.
who was the Chairman of the National Emblem and Flag Design Committee at the time.
of the Paarama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena in Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
. This is an international Buddhist institute where novices and monks from Sri Lanka and other countries can learn Buddhism, Sinhala Pali, Sanskrit and English.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. He was also an artist and sculptor who has gained fame through his sculptures of Buddha statues that are worshiped in many places within Sri Lanka and abroad. He has held Exhibitions in Soviet Russia and China in the years 1961 and 1963 respectively.
National Emblem
Ven Mapalagama Wipulasara Maha Thera was the designer of the national emblem of Sri Lanka in 1972 under the direction of Dr Nissanka WijeyeratneNissanka Wijeyeratne
Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant and diplomat. He was also the Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Tooth from 1975 to 1985...
who was the Chairman of the National Emblem and Flag Design Committee at the time.
Paarama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena
The Maha Thera was the chief monkMonk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
of the Paarama Dhamma Chethiya Pirivena in Ratmalana, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. This is an international Buddhist institute where novices and monks from Sri Lanka and other countries can learn Buddhism, Sinhala Pali, Sanskrit and English.