Asoka Weeraratna
Asoka Weeraratna [අසෝක වීරරත්න] Error: {{Lang}}: unrecognized language tag: Sinhala (help) | |
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 Asoka Weeraratna | |
| Born | 12 December 1918 |
| Died | 2 July 1999 (aged 80) Mitirigala, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan (Sinhala) |
| Other names | Alfred Weeraratna Mitirigala Dhammanisanthi Thera |
| Education | Mahinda College, Galle |
| Known for | Propagation of Buddhism |
Asoka Weeraratna was a Sri Lankan [Sinhala] Buddhist missionary, who founded the German Dharmaduta Society in 1952.[1] He is also the founder of the Berlin Buddhist Vihara, one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Europe and Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya, a famous meditation monastery in the Western Province, Sri Lanka.[1] Asoka Weeraratna later entered the Order of Buddhist monks in 1972 as Ven. Mitirigala Dhammanisanthi Thera and spent his later life as a forest monk at the Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya for a period of 27 years.[2]
References
- ^ a b Weeraratna, Senaka. "Asoka Weeraratne pioneer in developing post-war Sri Lanka-German ties". Asian tribune. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Asoka Weeraratna - Germany's 'Mahinda Thera'". Daily News. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2014.