Nyanaponika Thera
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Death | 30 years ago |
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Date of birth | July 21,1901 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Hanau |
Germany | |
Date of died | October 19,1994 |
Died | Kandy |
Sri Lanka | |
Titles | Mahathera (Great Elder) |
Successor | Bhikkhu Bodhi |
Based in | Forest Hermitage |
Education | University of Peradeniya |
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ID | 742009 |
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.