Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya
Buddhist monastic order
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The Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya (Sinhala: අමරපුර–රාමඤ්ඤ සාමග්රී මහා සංඝ සභාව, romanized: Amarapura–Rāmañña Sāmagrī Mahā Saṁgha Sabhāva) is the larger of the two Buddhist monastic orders (Pali: nikāya) in Sri Lanka, the other being the Siyam Nikāya.
අමරපුර–රාමඤ්ඤ සාමග්රී මහා සංඝ සභාව | |
| Formation | 16 August 2019 |
|---|---|
| Merger of | Amarapura Nikāya Rāmañña Nikāya |
| Type | Monastic order |
| Leader | Makulawe Wimala Thera Karagoda Uyangoda Maithri Murthy Thera |
Key people | Nāpāna Pemasiri Thera, Koṭugoḍa Dhammāvāsa Thera |
| Website | http://www.amarapuraramanna.org/ |
History
The order came into existence on August 16, 2019 through the union of the Amarapura Nikāya and Rāmañña Nikāya,[1][2] which had been in the works for a number of years.[3] Koṭugoḍa Dhammāvāsa Thera notably underscored that there was no need to maintain two separate orders.[3]
Forest monasticism
Siri Kalyāṇī Yogassama Santhā, an independent division of the Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya, is currently the largest body of forest monks and nuns in Sri Lanka.[4]
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