Asoka Weeraratna
| Asoka Weeraratna අසෝක වීරරත්න | |
|---|---|
 Asoka Weeraratna | |
| Born |
12 December 1918 Galle, Ceylon |
| Died |
2 July 1999 (aged 80) Mitirigala, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan (Sinhala) |
| Other names |
Alfred Weeraratna Ven. Dhammanisanthi Thera |
| Education | Mahinda College, Galle |
| Known for | Propagation of Buddhism |
| Religion | Theravada 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 Berlin Buddhist Vihara, one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Europe and Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya, a famous meditation monastery in 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.