What is Mapitigama Buddharakkitha?
'''Mapitigama Buddharakkitha''' (1921−1967) was the person who planned the [[assassination]] of the fourth [[Prime Minister]] of [[Ceylon]] (later [[Sri Lanka]]), [[S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike]]. He served as the leader of the [[Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara]], one of the most sacred [[Buddhist]] [[Buddhist temple|temple]]s in [[Sri Lanka]] from 1947 to 1959. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buddharakkitha, Mapitigama}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Assassins]]