Nyanaponika Thera

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1901 – 1994

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Who was Nyanaponika Thera?

Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera was a German-born Sri-Lanka-ordained Theravada monk, co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society, contemporary author of numerous seminal Theravada books, and teacher of contemporary Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi.

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Born
Jul 21, 1901
Hanau
Religion
  • Theravada
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
Oct 19, 1994
Kandy

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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