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3 unusual facts about Dhammananda


Dhammananda

Dhammananda Bhikkhuni, a Thai female monk, previously a professor of Buddhist philosophy known as Dr Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, who was controversially ordained in Sri Lanka in 2003.

Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda (1919 — 2006), a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar.

Dhammananda is a name that combines Dhamma, the teachings of the Buddha, and Ananda, a disciple of the Buddha and "bliss" in Sanskrit.


K. Sri Dhammananda

Upon his arrival in Penang on January 5, 1952, Venerable Dhammananda stayed at the Mahindarama Buddhist Temple.


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