----- , the title of "chief monk" is conventional
rather than official.

This title is a direct translation for sinhalese "loku - hamuduru" (lit. main monk) and is used (at least in Sri Lanka) for any elderly monk of a temple/monastery - and has (according to my knowledge) no affiliation to any vinaya-status.

mettaya,

Lennart

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