Godwin Samararatne

Acharya Godwin Samararatne (6 September 1932 – 22 March 2000) was one of the best known lay meditation teachers in Sri Lanka in recent times. During his teaching career he was based at his Meditation Centre at Nilambe in the central hill country near Kandy. After his death in March 2000 letters and tributes poured in as many people around the world attested to the impact that Godwin and his teaching had made on their lives.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 06, 1932
Birth nameGodwin Samararatna
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Kandy , British Ceylon
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Religion
Theravada
Date of deathMarch 22, 2000
Place of death
Sri Lanka , Kandy , Peradeniya
Residence
Sri Lanka , Kandy , Nillambe
Education
Kandy
Dharmaraja College
Known for
Buddhist meditation

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External resources

  1. http://www.buddhanet-de.net/lewella
  2. http://www.godwin-home-page.net
  3. http://www.godwin.org.hk
  4. http://www.hi.is/~erlendur/english/cort/monks.pdf
  5. http://www.nilambe.org
  6. http://www.scientificexploration.org/jse/abstracts/v2n2a6.php
  7. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://br.geocities.com/existem_espiritos/reencarnacao_1988.html&date=2009-10-25+01:41:44