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'''Rāmañña Nikāya''' ({{lang|pi-pi|label=none|script=sinhSinh|රාමඤ්ඤ නිකාය}}, also spelled '''Ramanya [[Nikaya]]''') was one of the three major [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] orders in [[Sri Lanka]]. It was founded in 1864 when Ambagahawatte Saranankara,<ref>''The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism'',2014,p.696</ref> returned to [[Sri Lanka]] after being ordained by the Neyyadhamma Munivara [[Sangharaja]] of Ratnapunna Vihara in [[Burma]]. It was one of three Sri Lankan orthodox Buddhist monastic orders, along with [[Siam Nikaya]] and [[Amarapura Nikaya]]. On 16th of16 August 2019, the Amarapura and Rammana Nikaya were unified as the [[Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya]], making it the largest Buddhist fraternity in Sri Lanka.<ref>[http://www.themorning.lk/amarapura-and-ramanna-denominations-unified/ Amarapura and Ramanna denominations unified], the Morning Lanka, accessed 2019.08.17</ref>

The Most Ven. [[Napana Premasiri Thero]] was appointed the Head of the Rāmañña Nikāya on 3 September 2012 following the demise of Venenerable [[Weweldeniye Medhalankara Thera]] aged 103.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=19493|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.adaderana.lk|title=Ven. Napana Premasiri Thero appointed Mahanayaka of Ramanna Chapter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Times|first=Colombo|date=2020-11-17|title=Most Venerable Napane Pemasiri Thera, the 13th Mahanayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya passes away at 98|url=http://colombotimes.net/most-venerable-napane-pemasiri-thera-the-13th-mahanayake-of-the-sri-lanka-ramanna-maha-nikaya-passes-away-at-98/|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Colombo Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

Main Station - Mūla Maha Viharaya , Payagala, [[Kalutara]].

In the beginning, the Majority of monasteries of Rāmañña Nikāya were forest monasteries. Although many village temples have been emerged in modern days, the forest tradition is still being continued by [[Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha|Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Saṃsthā]] of Rāmañña Nikāya which is the most strictest forest tradition in Sri Lanka.

Though it has been impossible to resist completely, many old and simple traditions have been still survived in Rāmañña Nikāya. The monks of the Nikaya can be distinguished by the traditions such as using palm leaf umbrellas and alms bowls and covering both shoulders while traveling. "Ramanna nikaya had its own distinctive style. They used begging bowls instead of plates. Instead of umbrellas, they used folded palmyrah leaves, in the form of “bogava”. The bogava introduced by Ven. Ambagahawatte Thero was made usable by CB Nugawela, chairman of the Up country Sabha for the Protection of Nikaya. They wore robes that were dyed according to the traditional rules."<ref>Kamalika Pieris, Buddhist Nikayas in Sri Lanka part 3, May 5th, 2020</ref>

Many of the well known 'Forest Meditation Masters' and 'Forest Monasteries' are said to be in the former Rāmañña Nikāya. Most ven. Puwakdandawe Paññānanda Maha Thera was the pioneer of forest dwellers of RamannaRāmañña NikayaNikāya. Most ven. Kadavedduve Jinavamsa Maha Thera was a well-known founder of [[Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha|Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Saṃsthā]] the major forest sect of RamannaRāmañña NikayaNikāya.

Most ven. [[Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera|Matara Sri Gnanarama Maha Thera]], Most ven. Matale Silarakkhita Maha Thera. Most ven. Madawala dhammatilaka and Most ven.Venerable [[Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera|Nauyane Ariyadhamma Maha TheraMahāthēra]] were well-known meditation masters of Rāmañña Nikāya Forest Tradition.

#Ven. [[Ambagahawatte Indrasabhawara Gnanasami Maha Thera]] (1880–1886) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය අඹගහවත්තේ සරණංකර ඉන්ද්‍රාසභවර ඤාණසාමි මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Deepegoda Saddammawara Jothipala Seelakkandabidhana Maha Thero]] (1887-1916) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය දීපේගොඩ සද්ධම්මවර ජෝතිපාල සීලක්ඛන්ධාභිධාන මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Obadakannde Siri Vimalananda Maha Thero]] (1917-1924) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය ඕබඩකන්දේ සිරි විමලානන්දතිස්ස මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Matara Gnanindasaba Maha Thero]] (1924-1937) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය මාතර ඤාණින්දාසභ මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Kodagoda Upasenabhidhana Maha Thero]] (1937-1939) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය කෝදාගොඩ උපසේනාභිධාන මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Matale Dhammasiddhi Maha Thero]] (1939-1940) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය මාතලේ ධම්මසිද්ධි මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Karathota Siri Indasarathissa Maha Thero]] (1941-1954) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය කරතොට සිරි ඉන්දසාරතිස්ස මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Hisselle Siri Gnanodaya Maha Thero]] (1954-1966) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය හිස්සැල්ලේ සිරි ඤාණෝදය මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Deepegoda Chandavimala Maha Thero]] (1966-1976) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය දීපේගොඩ චන්දවිමල මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Induruwe Uttharanandabidhana Maha Thero]] (1976-1986) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය ඉඳුරුවේ උත්තරානන්දාභිධාන මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Pottewela Pannasara Maha Thero]] (1986-1997) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය පොත්තේවෙල පඤ්ඤාසාර මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Weweldeniye Medhalankara Maha Thero]] (1998–2012) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය වේවැල්දෙණියේ මේධාලංකාර මහා ථේර}}

#Ven. [[Makulewe Wimala Maha Thero]] (2020-present2020–present) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍ය මකුලෑවේ විමල මහා ථේර}}

* [http://slrmn.orglk/ Official website of the Sri Lanka Rāmañña Nikāya]{{dead link|date=November 2020}}