Hewavitarne, (Don) David 1864–1933

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HEWAVITARNE, (Don) David 1864–1933

(Anagārika Dharmapāla, Anagarika Dharmapala)

PERSONAL: Born September 17, 1864, in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka); died April 29, 1933, in Sarnath, India. Religion: Buddhist

CAREER: Organizer of Buddhist schools and other Buddhist institutions in India, after 1884, assuming the religious name Anag_rika Dharmap_la; international speaker on behalf of Buddhism (including various visits to the United States), beginning 1888; Maha Bodhi Society, Calcutta, India, founder, 1891, founder of British chapter, c. 1926; ordained bhikkhu (monk), 1933.

MEMBER: Theosophical Society.

WRITINGS:

UNDER NAME ANAGāRIKA DHARMAPāLA

The Arya Dharma of Sakya Muni, Maha Bodhi Society (Calcutta, India), 1917.

The Life and Teachings of Buddha, 5th edition, G. A. Natesan (Madras, India), 1943.

What Did the Lord Buddha Teach?, Maha Bodhi Society (Calcutta, India), 1951.

Return to Righteousness: A Collection of Speeches, Essays, and Letters of the Anagarika Dharmapala, edited by Ananda Guruge, Anagarika Dharmapala Birth Centenary Committee, Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs (Ceylon), 1965.

Dharmapala lipi, 1965.

"From a Tiny Seed to a Healthy Tree": The Story of Mahabodhi; Reminiscences, edited by Lakshman Jayawardane, Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka (Colombo, Sri Lanka), 2001.

Other writings include Bhagavan Buddha ka 'siksha, 1949; History of an Ancient Civilization: Ceylon under British Rule, International Buddhist League (Los Angeles, CA), 1902; The Psychology of Progress; or, The Thirty-seven Principles of Bodhi, 5th edition, Maha Bodhi Society (Colombo, Ceylon), 1946; and Anagārika Dharmapālatumaga 'srestha kiyaman saha javana caritaya, 1964. Contributor to books, including The World's Congress of Religions, edited by J. W. Hanson, Monarch Book Co. (Chicago, IL), 1894. Founder, Maha Bodhi Journal, 1892, and British Buddhist, c. 1926.

Some of Hewavitarne's writings have been translated into German.