The chief incumbent at Scotland's Buddhist Vihara is Venerable Rewatha. 'Bhante' as he is known comes from Dharmapala Pirivena in Belana, Kalutara District in the Western province of Sri Lanka.

Venerable Rewatha has been a monk for 25 years and studied at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy and the University of Kelaniya in Colombo. He is the author a book on Buddhism and Astral Phenomenon.

Since the Tsunami struck on Boxing Day 2004, Venerable Rewatha has been actively involved in charity work in Southern Sri Lanka.