Agga Maha Pandita Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (Sinhala: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්රෙය මහනාහිමි;23 August 1896 – 18 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan scholar monk and a personality of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century. He is regarded as one of the most respected Sri Lankan Buddhist monks who has achieved a higher level of spiritual development through meditation. Ananda Maitreya Thero lived a modest life and did a great service for the propagation of Buddhism in the world.
birth date
1896-08-23
birth place
Balangoda
death date
1998-07-18
death place
Colombo
nationality
Sri Lanka
religion
Buddhism
title
Abidhadja Maharattaguru, President Amarapura Nikaya, Professor of Buddhism, Saahithya Chakrawarthi, Saahithyasuuri, Thripitaka Vaagishwaracharya Pravachana Visharada Raajakeeya Panditha, Agga Maha Pandita, Vice Chancellor Vidyodaya University