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'''Rāmañña Nikāya''' ({{lang|pi-pi|label=none|script=sinhSinh|රාමඤ්ඤ නිකාය}}, also spelled '''Ramanya [[Nikaya]]''') iswas 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 iswas one of three Sri Lankan orthodox Buddhist monastic orders, along with [[Siam Nikaya]] and [[Amarapura Nikaya]]. On 16 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>

Rāmañña Nikāya iswas said to be similar to the [[Thammayut Nikaya]] order of [[Thailand]].{{how|date=November 2020}} Rāmañña Nikāya is currently survived in Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka.

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>

==Forest Dwelling and Meditation Practice==

MostMany of the well known '<nowiki/>'''Forest Meditation Masters'''<nowiki/>' and 'Forest Meditation CentersMonasteries' are said to be in the former Rāmañña Nikāya. Most ven. [[MataraPuwakdandawe SriPaññānanda NanaramaMaha Mahathera|Matara Sri Gnanarama maha thera]] who lived in [[Nissarana Vanaya|Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya]]Thera was the ''''Fatherpioneer of theforest Sridwellers Lankanof ForestRāmañña Meditation Tradition'''<nowiki/>'Nikāya. Most ven. [[KatukurundeKadavedduve NyananandaJinavamsa Maha Thera|Katukurunde Nyananandawas Mahathera]],a Mostwell-known ven.founder Udairiyagamaof Dhammajiva[[Sri MahatheraKalyani andYogasrama MostSamstha|Śrī ven.Kalyāṇī [[NauyaneYogāśrama Ariyadhamma MahatheraSaṃsthā]] were the greatmajor meditationforest masterssect of Rāmañña Nikāya Forest Tradition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#[[IduruweVen. UtharanandabidhanaInduruwe Uttharanandabidhana Maha Thero]] (1976-1986) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍අතිපූජ්‍ය ඉඳුරුවේ උත්තරානන්දාභිධාන මහා ථේර}}

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

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

#Ven. [[Napana Pemasiri Maha Thero]] (2012–2020) {{lang|si|අතිපූජ්‍යයඅතිපූජ්‍ය නාපාන පෙමසිරි මහා ථේර}}

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