Nyanaponika Thera
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| Death | 31 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.