Anagarika Dharmapala
Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anagārika Dharmapāla (Pali: Anagārika, [ɐˈnɐɡaːɽɪkɐ]; Sinhala: Anagārika, lit., Sinhala: අනගාරික ධර්මපාල; 17 September 1864 – 29 April 1933) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and a writer.
Anagarika Dharmapāla | |
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අනගාරික ධර්මපාල | |
Born | 17 September 1864 |
Died | 29 April 1933 (aged 68) |
Nationality | Sinhalese |
Other names | Don David Hevavitharane Ven. Sri Devamitta Dharmapala (after ordination) |
Education | Christian College, Kotte, St Benedict's College, Kotahena, S. Thomas' College, Mutwal, Colombo Academy |
Known for | Sri Lankan independence movement, revival of Buddhism, Representing Buddhism in the Parliament of World Religions (1893) / Buddhist missionary work in three continents |
Children | - |
Parent(s) | Don Carolis Hewavitharana Mallika Dharmagunawardhana |
Signature | |
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Anagarika Dharmapāla is noted because he was:
- the first global Buddhist missionary
- one of the founding contributors of non-violent Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
- a leading figure in the Sri Lankan independence movement against British rule[1]
- a pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in India after it had been virtually extinct for several centuries
- the first Buddhist in modern times to preach the Dhamma in three continents: Asia, North America, and Europe.
Along with Henry Steel Olcott and Helena Blavatsky, the creators of the Theosophical Society, he was a major reformer and revivalist of Sinhala Buddhism and an important figure in its western transmission. He also inspired a mass movement of South Indian Dalits including Tamils to embrace Buddhism, half a century before B. R. Ambedkar.[2] In his later life, he became a Buddhist monk with the name of Venerable Sri Devamitta Dharmapala.[3]