Arrangements are being made to hold a special religious program today (28) at the Gahakoladeniya Sri Gunawardenarama Temple in Yakkalamulla to celebrate the 65th birthday and the 50th anniversary of monkhood of Ven. Yatalamatte Dhammajothi Nayaka Thero.
Devotees and his students have organized a series of Pinkamas for the occasion.
Ven. Yatalamatte Dhammajothi Thero, born on July 28, 1960, in Yatalamtta, was ordained as a monk in 1974 at the age of 14 under the guidance of Ven. Ransegoda Dhammanandabhidhana Nayaka Thero. He received his primary education at Sri Saranapala Pirivena in Nakaiyadeniya, Galle, and his secondary education at Vidyaloka Pirivena in Galle. After graduating from the University of Peradeniya, he began teaching at Keragala Padmawathie Pirivena.
He was higher ordained on June 3, 1982. After the death of his teacher, he became the Chief Incumbent of Gunawardenarama Temple in Gahakoladeniya, where he has significantly contributed to the development of the temple and the village, according to the event organizers.
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