Rerukane Chandawimala Thero
(1897-1997)
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and author
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Rerukane Chandawimala Thero was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and author. A personality of Sri Lankan Buddhism in the 20th century, he has been regarded as one of the finest scholars of Thripitaka, the sacred canon of Theravada Buddhism. He was also a Buddhist meditation master, professor of Abhidharma and a former Maha Nayaka of the Swegin chapter of the Amarapura Nikaya. Rerukane Chandawimala Thero was a highly reputed author of Theravada Buddhism, especially on Abhidharma. His books are considered as text books by other authors as well as students.
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19 July 1897 Rerukana, Kalutara District
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| Died |
4 July 1997 (aged 99) Pokunuwita, Kalutara District
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| Zodiac | Cancer |
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