The Number of Siyam Nikaya Monasteries and Monks
(Estimates from Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Sri Lanka)
| Monasteries |
Temples |
Number of Monks |
| Malvatu Parshavaya (including Sri Rohana Parshavaya) |
4,923 |
14,944 |
| Asgiri Parshavaya |
565 |
1,383 |
| Rangiri Dambulu Parshavaya |
unknown |
200 |
| Mahavihara Vansika Vanavasa Nikaya |
71 |
889 |
| Kotte Sri Kalyani Saamagri Nikaya |
85 |
230 |
| Uve Siyamopali |
22 |
78 |
| Total |
6018 |
18,780 |
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