Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera

Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera පූජ්‍ය මිගෙට්ටුවත්තේ ගුණානන්ද හිමි
Venerable Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera at Panadura (26 – 28 August 1873) vs Wesleyan Missionary Fathers
Title	Vādibhasinha (Lion in oratory)
Personal
Born	Mohottiwatta (1823-02-09)9 February 1823 Mohottiwatta (Migettuwatta), Balapitiya, British Ceylon
Died	21 September 1890(1890-09-21) (aged 67) Colombo, British Ceylon
Religion	Theravada Buddhism
School	Theravada
Senior posting
Teacher	Thelikada Sonutthara Thera
Based in	Deepaduttaaramaya, Kotahena, Colombo

Ven. Migettuwatte Gunananda Thera or Mohottiwatte Gunananda Thera (Sinhala: පූජ්‍ය මිගෙට්ටුවත්තේ ගුණානන්ද හිමි) (9 February 1823 – 21 September 1890) was a Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist orator. He is known for leading the Buddhist side in debates between Buddhists and Christians in Baddegama, Udanwita, Waragoda, Liyanagemulla, Gampola, and Panadura, where the most famous of the debates took place. As a result of the debates, Buddhism in Sri Lanka saw a revival.^[1]