Balangoda ananda maitreya thero biography for kids
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Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (Sinhala: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්රෙය මහා නා හිමිපාණන් වහන්සේ) (23 August 1896 — 18 July 1998) was a Sri LankanBuddhist monk who was one of the most distinguished scholars and expositors of TheravadaBuddhism in the twentieth century.[3][4] He was highly respected by Sri Lankan Buddhists, who believed that he had achieved a higher level of spiritual development.[2][5] Sri Lankan Buddhists also considered Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero as a Bodhisattva, who will attain Buddhahood in a future life.
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero lived a modest life and did a great service for the propagation of Buddhist philosophy. In recognition of his valuable service at the Sixth Buddhist council held in Burma, the Burmese government conferred on him the title of Agga Maha Pandita (Chief Great Scholar) in 1956. Later in March 1997, the Burm
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Buddhism
Lectures and Essays
By Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero (Sinhala: අග්ග මහා පණ්ඩිත බලංගොඩ ආනන්ද මෛත්රෙය මහා නා හිමි;23 August 1896 – 18 July 1998) was a Sri Lankan scholar Buddhist monk and a personality of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century.[3][4] He was highly respected bygd Sri Lankan Buddhists, who believe that he achieved a higher level of spiritual development through meditation.[2][5] Sri Lankan Buddhists also considered Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero as a Bodhisattva, who will attain Buddhahood in a future life.
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero lived a modest life and did a great service for the propagation of Buddhist philosophy. In recognition of his valuable service at the Sixth Buddhist council held in Burma, the Burmese government conferred on him the title "Agga Mahapandita" (Chief Great Scholar) in 1956. Later in March 1997, the Burmese government conferred on Bal
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Updated 28 April 2024
Spiritual Advisors Venerable Balangoda Ananda Maitreya and Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) (BGKT) is very fortunate to have as its founder Spiritual Advisors two senior Theravada Buddhist Bhikkhus [Monks] Venerable Dr Balangoda Ananda Maitreya and Bhante Henepola Gunaratana. BGKT will always remember them with gratitude for their inspiration and indefatigable efforts to develop Theravada Buddhism in the West.
BGKT was founded in September 1991. Venerable Dr Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Mahanayaka Thera Aggamaha Pandita Abhidhaja Maharatthaguru DLitt DLitt (one of the world’s most senior Theravada Buddhist Bhikkhus [Monks]), and Bhante Henepola Gunaratana Maha Thera (an internationally respected meditation master and author who has been resident in the USA for many years) agreed to become BGKT’s spiritual advisors.
Jacquetta Gomes’s memories of Venerable Balangoda Ananda Maitreya and Bhante Henepola Gunaratana are include