Dossier
Buddhist hierarchy
Coverage of Buddhist hierarchy in the Nexus archive.
- Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse
Sri Lanka’s Buddhist hierarchy suspended a senior monk accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl. The 71-year-old monk, Pallegama Hemarathana, was removed from his role as chief custodian of a venerated ficus tree linked to the Buddha. The Council of Monks of the Malwatte Chapter made the disciplinary decision.