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  2. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Thera - Wikipedia

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    Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala thera was well versed in Sinhala, Pali, Sanskrit and English languages and also had a very good knowledge in Buddhism, history, arithmetic and archaeology. He wrote many books in these subjects and was a leading figure of the Panadura debate (Panadurawadaya) held in 1873.

  3. Buddhism in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Theravada Buddhism is the largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. [2] Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst the majority Sinhalese population as well as among the minority ethnic groups.

  4. Buddhist Publication Society - Wikipedia

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    The Buddhist Publication Society (BPS) is a publishing house with charitable status, whose objective is to disseminate the teachings of Gautama Buddha.It was founded in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in 1958 by two Sri Lankan lay Buddhists, A.S. Karunaratna and Richard Abeyasekera, and a European-born Buddhist monk, Nyanaponika Thera.

  5. Category:Sri Lankan Buddhist texts - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Sri Lankan Buddhist texts" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bodhivaṃsa;

  6. Walpola Rahula Thero - Wikipedia

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    Walpola Rahula Thero (9 May 1907–18 September 1997) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, scholar and writer. In 1964, he became the Professor of History and Religions at Northwestern University, thus becoming the first bhikkhu to hold a professorial chair in the Western world. [1]

  7. Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism - Wikipedia

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    The Mahavamsa, a 6th century CE chronicle, has had a profound influence on Sinhalese Buddhist culture and identity. The text contains mythological accounts of the Buddha's visits to Sri Lanka, during which he is said to have sanctified the island as a haven for Buddhism and entrusted its protection to the Sinhalese people.

  8. Sri Lankan Forest Tradition - Wikipedia

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    The vice king Arittha who was the cousin of King Devanampiya Tissa was the first Buddhist monk of Sri Lanka who was called as arahant Upatissa. [6] One year Later the emperor Asoka decided to send another group to Sri Lanka in order to establish a Buddhist Nuns' order (Bhikkhuni order) in Sri Lanka.

  9. Buddhaghosa - Wikipedia

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    Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher. [1] [2] He worked in the Great Monastery (Mahāvihāra) at Anurādhapura, Sri Lanka and saw himself as being part of the Vibhajjavāda school and in the lineage of the Sinhalese Mahāvihāra.