Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
Buttala, Monaragala District
About Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery
The Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery (MBM) is an organisation of Buddhist monasteries of Sri Lankan origin established under the teachings of Gautama Buddha.It is the largest Theravada Buddhist religious organization in South Asia and is considered one of the largest Theravada Buddhist organizations in the world. Its main monastery is in Polgahawela, Sri Lanka.
The MBM maintains nearly 130 branches in all over the world; over 80 branches in Sri Lanka and operates nearly 45 branches overseas in Canada, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Dubai, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan, Germany, and many others. MBM also maintained over 10 Branches of Mahamevnawa Anagarika Nuns Monastery (Headquarters in Dambadeniya, Muthugala Mahamevnawa Anagarika Nuns Monastery). The Mahamevnawa is home to over 1000 Buddhist monks & over 100 Buddhist Nuns.
The founder and chief Buddhist monk in charge of these monasteries is Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero, who is engaged in spreading Buddhism to both local and international communities, and in highlighting the aim of Buddhism: putting an end to Dukkha (suffering) or attaining Nibbana.
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