Venerable Tapovanaye Sutadhara entered the order ofBuddhist Monks as a novice in 1966, at Tapovanaya
Buddhist Monastery, Mulleriyawa-New Town, Sri Lanka,
under the tutelage of Late-Venerable Kudawelle
Vangeesa Maha Thero, a renowned Meditation Master in
Insight Meditation and Venerable Dodampahala
Chandrasiri Maha Thero, Patriarch, Sri Kalyanivansa
Chapter of Amarapura Sect, Sri Lanka.
He was a Senior Lecturer at the Department of
Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. During
his career as an academic he held following
administrative positions: (1) Head, Department of
Linguistics, (2) Coordinator, M.A. Degree Program (by
Course work), (3) Head, English Language Teaching
Unit, and (4) Senior Student Counselor.