23 September 2013(2013-09-23) (aged 91) Bangalore, India
Alma mater
Institute of Engineering Technology, Calcutta
Notable works
English translation of Dhammapada
Notable awards
Abhidhaja Aggamaha Saddhammajotika
Website
mahabodhi.info/about_us.html
Acharya Buddharakkhita (Pali: बुद्धरक्खित; 1922–2013) was an Indian Buddhist monk and prolific writer who established the Mahā Bodhī Society of Beṅgaḷūru. It is affiliated with the Mahā Bodhī Society of Kolkātā founded by Anagarika Dharmapala, with both organizations functioning independently of each other.
He was born in Imphal, Manipur, in 1922. His parents were Vishnupada and Sailavaladevi Bandopadhyaya. 1942, he took part in the Quit India Movement.[1]
He joined the Indian defence services after his graduation from the Institute of Engineering Technology, Calcutta. He participated in World War II, after which he resigned to find truth and freedom. He became a monk in 1948. He travelled all over India and also taught in Sri Lanka and Burma. Finally he established the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore to propagate Buddhism.[2]
In 1952, Moonasinghe, niece of the Venerable Anagarika Dhammapala Maha Upasika —a well-known Buddhist in Bangalore, known to the Maharaja donated him a land for Maha Bodhi Society.[3] He also established schools, hostels, hospitals and an artificial limb centre for the society. He had written 150 books and published two periodicals. He was honored with Abhidhaja Aggamaha Saddhammajotika award by the Myanmar government.[2]
He died at Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore, on 23 September 2013.[4]
^"Obituary". Deccan Herald. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^ abStaff Reporter (24 September 2013). "Acharya Buddharakkhita, founder of Maha Bodhi society passes away". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^Ravindran, Nirmala (4 July 2008). "Buddha lives on". India Today. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
^"Maha Bodhi Society founder passes away". The Times of India. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
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