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Major General Ananda Weerasekara (29 April 1943 – 28 December 2021) was a Sri Lankan military officer, serving as the Commanding Officer of the North Central Province. On 1 May 2007, he entered the Buddhist Order by the name of Buddangala Ananda. Weerasekara died on 28 December 2021, at the age of 78. He is the brother of Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara.

References

1. "Major General Ananda Weerasekera Soldier in search of Supreme bliss". The Island. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. "From battlefield to the Buddha?s path". lankanewspapers.com. 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. "Ven. Buddangala Ananda Thero passes away". Sinhala News. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

• "A very strange transition by Premasara Epasinghe". Sunday Observer. 13 May 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
• "Buddhangala Aranyaya (Hermitage)". Buddhangala Hermitage. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2011.

• 1943 births
• 2021 deaths
• Sri Lankan Buddhist monks
• Theravada Buddhist monks
• Sri Lankan major generals
• Alumni of Nalanda College, Colombo
• Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhists
• Sinha Regiment officers
• Sinhalese military personnel