Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera (July 21, 1901 – 19 October 1994) 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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21 July 1901 Hanau, Germany
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Died |
19 October 1994 (aged 93) Forest Hermitage, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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