The funeral of the Ramangnga Nikaya Anu Nayaka Na Uyane Ariyadhamma Thera will be held this afternoon.

The funeral procession will start from the Sri Kalyani Dharma Ashramaya at Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Borella, at 1.00 p.m. It will arrive at the Parliament Circus at 2.00 p.m. from where the coffin will be carried to the Parliament Grounds by foot.

The funeral wil take place at 5.26 p.m.

Ariyadhamma Thera passed away last week at the age of 78. He was a well respected Buddhist preacher and meditation instructor.