Anagarika Dharmapala

Anagarika Dharmapala (Sinhala: අනගාරික ධර්මපාල; 17 September 1864 - 29 April 1933) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer. He was one of the founding contributors of non-violent Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism and Buddhism. He was also a pioneer in the revival of Buddhism in India after it had been virtually extinct there for several centuries, and he was the first Buddhist in modern times to preach the Dharma in three continents: Asia, North America, and Europe. Along with Henry Steel Olcott and Helena Blavatsky, the creators of the Theosophical Society, he was a major reformer and revivalist of Ceylonese Buddhism and an important figure in its western transmission. At the latter stages of his life, he entered the order of Buddhist monks as Venerable Sri Devamitta Dharmapala.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Don David Hewavitarane
Birth date	September 17, 1864
Birth place	Sri Lanka , Colombo , British Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lanka
Ethnicity	Sinhalese people
Religion	Theravada
Date of death	April 29, 1933
Place of death	India , Sarnath
Education	Royal College Colombo Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya S. Thomas' College Mount Lavinia St. Benedict's College Colombo
Parents	Don Carolis Hewavitharana
Known for	Sri Lankan independence movement

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