page_title: Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera
hierarchical_section_title: Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera
caption_attribution_description: English: Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera中文: 聖法大長老
context_page_description: Most Ven. Nauyane Ariyadhamma Maha Thera‍ was a Sri Lankan bhikkhu and a senior meditation teacher. He was the spiritual advisor of the Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha, and for many years resided at the Na Uyana Aranya. In 2011 he moved to Meetirigala Dharmayatanaya to help revitalize this long-standing place of learning and dhamma practice.
context_section_description: Most Ven. Nauyane Ariyadhamma Maha Thera‍ (Sinhala: අතිපූජ්‍යය නා උයනේ අරියධම්ම මහා ථේර, 24 April 1939  – 6 September 2016) was a Sri Lankan bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) and a senior meditation teacher. He was the spiritual advisor of the Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha, and for many years resided at the Na Uyana Aranya. In 2011 he moved to Meetirigala Dharmayatanaya to help revitalize this long-standing place of learning and dhamma practice.
caption: Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera at a monastery in Burma
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