[1] He was appointed Chief Bhikkhu of the London Buddhist Vihara on 8 May 2008 following the demise of Ven Dr Medagama Vajiragnana Nayaka Thera.

Hailing from Bogoda, a village in the Kurunegala District, Ven Seelawimala Nayaka Thera was the son of devout Buddhist parents.

[4] Bogoda Seelawimala Nayaka Thera is the first Buddhist monk to be invited to a royal wedding in Britain[5][6] and he attended to the Queens' diamond jubilee as well.

Followers of Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism were provided their own places of veneration and worship at the Olympic Village.

[7][8] Bogoda Seelawimala served as the sole Buddhist representative at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in 2022.