Kirinde Sri Dhammaratana (born 24 July 1948) is a Sri Lanka-born Buddhist monk and the incumbent Buddhist Chief High Priest of Malaysia since the passing of his predecessor, K. Sri Dhammananda, in 2006. == Early life == Like his predecessor, he was born in the village of Kirinde in Matara, Sri Lanka on 24 July 1948, the second of five children of Basnayaka Mudiyanselage Siriwardena, an Ayurvedic physician, and Withanaarachchilage Dayawathie.
Kirinde Sri Dhammaratana (born 24 July 1948) is a Sri Lanka-born Buddhist monk and the incumbent Buddhist Chief High Priest of Malaysia since the passing of his predecessor, K. Sri Dhammananda, in 2006. == Early life == Like his predecessor, he was born in the village of Kirinde in Matara, Sri Lanka on 24 July 1948, the second of five children of Basnayaka Mudiyanselage Siriwardena, an Ayurvedic physician, and Withanaarachchilage Dayawathie.
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