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Nyanaponika Thera

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Death30 years ago
Date of birth July 21,1901
Zodiac sign Cancer
Born Hanau
Germany
Date of died October 19,1994
DiedKandy
Sri Lanka
TitlesMahathera (Great Elder)
Successor Bhikkhu Bodhi
Based inForest Hermitage
Education University of Peradeniya
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID742009
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Nyanaponika Thera Life story


Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera was a German-born Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar who, after ordaining in Sri Lanka, later became the co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society and author of numerous seminal books and articles on Theravada Buddhism.

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