Witiyala Seewalie Thera (Sinhala: පූජ්‍ය විටියල සීවලී නාහිමි) is the founder and chief incumbent priest of Minnesota Buddhist Vihara.

He was a board director on the McKinley Neighborhood Committee and a volunteer teacher at City View School.

[2] He was invited to conduct an opening prayer for a session in the House Chamber at Minnesota Capitol.

Venerable Seewalie also conducts monthly Buddhist talk and meditation sessions for inmates at South Dakota State Penitentiary, Sioux Falls and Minnesota Correctional Facility – Lino Lakes.

On June 17, 2011, Malwatta Chapter of Siam Sect appointed him as the Deputy Chief monk (Sangha Nayaka) of North America with the title “Dharmakeerthi Sri Pragnarama” for his services to disseminate the teachings of the Buddha (Buddha Dhamma) in Minnesota and surrounding states.