Sumathipāla Na Himi Mahāthero
ထေရုပ္ပတ္တိ အကျဉ်း (brief introduction):
- Sumathipāla Na Himi Mahāthero’s Biography
- On 28th July of 1955, a Burmese delegation of four theros led by U Sujata, a close assistant to Mahāsī Sayādaw, arrived in Sri Lanka. Under their guidance and with very much help from locals a complete meditation center was built in about six months at Kanduboda, a serene suburb 25kms from Colombo. On 8th January of 1956 the Kanduboda Siyane meditation center was officially declared open. Ven Kahatapitiye Sumathipala thero was elected as the chief instructor and in-charge of the meditation center as an honor to his immense commitment to the creation of the meditation center.