Controversial monk ’Vishwa Buddha’ expelled from monkhood
Posted on January 21st, 2024
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Jan. 21 (Daily Mirror)- The controvercial saffron-robed monk who identifies himself as ‘Vishwa Buddha’ has been expelled from the Ramanna Maha Nikaya and the monkhood.
The Mahanayake Thera of Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya, Ven. Makulewe Wimalaabhidana Thera has informed this decision to the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs.
The Karaka Maha Sangha Sabha of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya had unanimously decided on December 15, 2023 to explell the controversial monk from the Ramanna Maha Nikaya and the monkhood.
The particular monk, who was arrested once again by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), was remanded till January 26 by the Gangodawila Magistrate Sunil Hettiarachchi today.
In December of last year, the CID’s cybercrimes unit arrested the monk for allegedly insulting Buddhism on social media and later he was released on bail.