(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Most Ven. Welamitiyawe Dharmakirthi Sri Kusala Dhamma Thero has passed away at the age of 84.
Most Venerable Kusala Dhamma Thero who was also the Chief Prelate of the Colombo and Chilaw Division of the Malwathu Maha Vihara Chapter, had passed away last night (October 27) while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo.
He was born on February 20, 1937 in the village of Welamitiyawa in Dambadeniya Udukaha North Korale in Devamedi Hathpattu in the Kurunegala District of the North Western Province as Palihawadana Arachchilage Tikiri Bandara.
On January 7, 1954, the young Tikiri Bandara was ordained as Ven. Welamitiyawa Kusala Dhamma Thero.
Ven. Welamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Thero who served as the Head of the Vidyalankara Pirivena in Peliyagoda was considered to be a monk who made a great contribution for the betterment of the Sasana in Sri Lanka.
Sources say that a decision will be taken today (28) regarding the manner in which the last rites of the Thero will be performed.
