Difference between revisions of "Henepola Gunaratana"
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|name = Henepola Gunaratana | |name = Henepola Gunaratana | ||
|birth_place = Sri Lanka | |birth_place = Sri Lanka | ||
+ | |birth_date = 1927 | ||
|nationality = USA | |nationality = USA | ||
|education = Ph.D. | |education = Ph.D. |
Revision as of 03:00, 28 September 2008
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Ph.D. (1927- ) was born in Sri Lanka and ordained at the age of 12. He attended colleges and universities in Sri Lanka and the U.S., culminating in a Ph.D. degree. He is the founder and abbot of Bhavana Society in West Virginia, USA. He is one the leaders in Buddhism pushing for bhikkhuni reinstatement and he has personally ordained many women with the full ordination. He has written many bestselling Dhamma books and leads retreats around the world.