Most Ven. Matara Sri Nanarama Maha Thera | |
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| Title | Kammatthanacariya, Maha Thera |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Don Dias Jayathunga 11 December 1901 Bajjima Village, Tikkannagoda (presently known as Uduwe), Matara |
| Died | 30 April 1992 (aged 90) cremated in Galduwa Yogasrama premises, Galduva Aranya, Kahawa, Ambalangoda |
| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Notable work(s) | Chief preceptor of Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha, Kammatthanacariya Thera of Nissarana Vanaya, Meethirigala |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Theravada |
| Sect | Ramanna Nikaya Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha |
| Ordination | 10 July 1922 (higher ordination) |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Most Ven. Sastrawelliye Upasena Nayaka Maha Thera |
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Most Ven. Matara Sri Nanarama Maha Thera (December 11, 1901 – April 30, 1992) (spelled Ñāṇārāma in Pali, sometimes called Gnanarama in Sinhala, Sinhala: අති පූජ්ය මාතර ශ්රී ඤාණාරාම මහා ථේර) was an influential Sri Lankan meditation master, scholar and forest monk of the 20th century.