Established Sri Lanka's first Buddhist school (1869)[2][3]
Popularised the 'Poruwa' ceremony at Buddhist weddings.
Other names
Ven. Dodanduwa Piyaratana Mahanayaka Thero
Relations
Don David Weerasooriya (brother)[4]
Arnolis Weerasooriya (nephew)
Sri Piyaratana Tissa Mahanayake Thero (Sinhala: දොඩන්දුවේ ශ්රි පියරත්න තිස්ස මහ නායක ස්වාමින් වහන්සේ; 12 December 1826 – 20 May 1907), also known as Dodanduwa Piyaratne Thero, was the Mahanayaka Thero of the Amarapura Nikaya (circa 1860s), and the Sanganayake of the Southern Province. He popularised the 'Poruwa' ceremony at Buddhist weddings.
He established Sri Lanka's first Buddhist school in 1869,[2] Jinalabdhi Vishodaka,[3] now known as Dodanduwa Piyarathana Vidyalaya.[5][6] He is believed to be the founding father of Buddhist education in Sri Lanka.[according to whom?][7][8][9][10]
He was a member of the Weerasooriya family of Dodanduwa and Hikkaduwa,[3][11] he was the brother of David Weerasooriya and uncle of Arnolis Weerasooriya.
The Tibetan Monk S. Mahinda was ordained by him. He was also a close friend of Henry Steel Olcott and administered 'pansil' to him.[12][13][14][15][16]
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^[1][dead link]
^As mentioned in Article - http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2004/12/05/fea04.html
^National Archives of Sri Lanka
^Records - Sailabimbaramaya Dodanduwa
^Records - Kumarakande Mahaviharaya (Dodanduwa)
^"In celebration of 50 golden years of being a family… | Daily FT". www.ft.lk.
^Family, Dodanduwa Weerasooriya (28 June 2010). "Memories of Weerasooriya Clan: Dodanduwa Sri Piyaratana Tissa Mahanayake Thero". Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^"Karava of Sri Lanka - Buddhism". karava.org. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^"Thero, Dodanduwa Sri Piyaratana Tissa Mahanayake (19de eeuw) stamps collection? Stamp catalogue at LastDodo". www.lastdodo.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^[2][dead link]
^Ariyapala, M. B. (1980). "Cultural RenaissanceA lesserknown pioneer Ven. Piyaratana Tissa Maha Thera: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch. 25: 1–27. JSTOR 23730776.
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