[1] An educationist and revivalist of Sri Lankan Buddhism, he was reputed for his knowledge of Pali, Sanskrit and Buddhist Philosophy.

He taught the Dhamma (Buddhism) to the monks and lay students at his resident temple at Ratmalana and wrote and edited several classics.

Vidyalankara Pirivena gave due place to language, religion, and literature at a time of their degradation.

Ratmalane Sri Dharmarama Thera, Don Baron Jayatilaka, Mudaliar Palis Fernando Wimalagunawardena, Nicholas Attygalle are some of the earliest products of Vidyalankara Pirivena.

By training his chief disciple Ratmalane Sri Dharmarama Thera, to be well versed in the Dhamma (Buddhism), and to continue his Buddhist revivalist work, Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera had established a solid tradition to continue the good work he started.