Dhammananda
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Dhammananda is a name that combines Dhamma, the teachings of the Buddha, and Ananda, a disciple of the Buddha and "bliss" in Sanskrit. Ananda can be part of Hindu and Buddhist monastic names. Dhammananda may refer to:
- Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda (1919 — 2006), a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar. He was ordained as a novice monk (samanera) at the age of 12 and was fully ordained in 1940.
- Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, a Thai female monk, previously a professor of Buddhist philosophy known as Dr Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, who was controversially ordained in Sri Lanka in 2003. See: [1], [2]
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