Dharmapala (disambiguation)
Dharmapala is a Sanskrit name which means "protector of the Dharma". The Pāli equivalent is Dhammapala. The name is often used by Buddhists to refer to a variety of persons and concepts, including:
Buddhism
- Anagarika Dharmapala, a 19th-century Sri Lankan Buddhist activist who founded Maha Bodhi Society
- Dharmapala, a type of supernatural being in Vajrayana Buddhism
- Dhammapala, name of a number of great Theravada Buddhist commentators
- Dharmapala of Nalanda, one of the great scholars of the Consciousness-only school
Rulers
- Dharmapala (emperor), one of the most powerful rulers of the Pala Empire
- Dharmapala Kamboja, a Kamboja ruler of Kamboja-Pala Dynasty of Bengal
- Dharmapala of Kotte, a Sri Lankan ruler of Kingdom of Kotte, who converted to Christianity
- Dharmapala, an ancient Kamboja ruler of Kamboja Kingdom, according to Sthala Purana
Others
- A. W. Dharmapala, a pioneering broadcaster of Radio Ceylon.
- Dhammapala, a Theravada Buddhist group in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
- Dhammapala Kloster, a Theravada Buddhist monastery in Kandersteg, Switzerland.
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