This bhikkhu had been in a coma since the accident and recently passed away. His meditation was progressing well. He is said to have foreseen that he would have a short life and would die in an accident.
The pictures above were translated using AI, as I don’t know Sinhalese
Official Announcement of Passing
We regret to inform you that Venerable Unapana Chandusiri Thero, who was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Colombo after a sudden accident that occurred at the Na Uyana Aranya Senasana on 24.09.2025, passed away on 10.11.2025.
The body will be laid to rest at the Na Uyana Paramita Shramaya, No. 16, Rajawatte Terrace, Colombo 05, from 7:00 PM today, 11.11.2025, for the last rites to be performed.
Religious observances will begin at 3:00 p.m. on 12.11.2025.
The funeral will be held at 5:00 p.m. at the Kirulapone Public Cemetery.
We respectfully pray that the venerable Thero, who passed away, may attain the sublime Dhamma of Nirvana through a Bodhi tree.
Dayaka Sabha Nauyana Aranya Senasana
Short Biography
Venerable Unapana Chandrasiri Thero
Date of Birth: February 12, 1990
Father’s Name: R.M. Jayathilaka
Mother’s Name: N.M. Seetha Kumarihamy
He served in the Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment.
In 2018, he entered monastic life, beginning at the Nimalawa Aranya Senasana in Nissaharamaya, and in 2020, he received the higher ordination.
During his time at the forest monastery in Nimalawa, he diligently upheld the traditions of his Guru and laid a strong foundation for his monastic life. For further study, he entered the Kaholla Sri Gnanarayama Retreat House, where he completed his education. There, he successfully faced nine question papers at once in the Tripitaka examination conducted by the Yogashrama Corporation, achieving excellent scores. He is the only Thero in the Yogashrama Corporation to have demonstrated this ability by answering nine question papers simultaneously in that examination.
Additionally, he is renowned as a learned Thero who studied and mastered several Vinaya texts, including the Ubhaya Pratimoksha, some Abhidhamma texts like the Abhidharmartha Sangha, and certain Sutra Pitaka texts, such as the Dhammapada, through oral teachings under the guidance of his Guru.
He arrived at the Na Uyana Satasuna monastery in 2023, where he has since worked tirelessly in the Medakanda area, cultivating the virtues of discipline, safeguarding the Dhuthangas, completing the Samatha meditation practice, and subsequently progressing to the Vipassana meditation practice.
