Rerukane Chandawimala Thera

Rerukane Chandawimala Thera
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Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, author and Abhidharma scholar

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Rerukane Chandawimala Thera

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Rerukane Chandawimala Thera, also spelled Chandavimala in Pali, was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and author active in 20th-century Sri Lankan Buddhism. He was regarded as a leading scholar of the Tripitaka, the sacred canon of Theravada Buddhism. He was also a meditation master, professor of Abhidharma, and former Maha Nayaka of the Swegin Chapter of the Amarapura Nikaya. His Theravada Buddhist books, especially on Abhidharma, were used as textbooks.

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Occupation
Buddhist monk and author
Scholarly field
Tripitaka and Abhidharma
Religious office
Former Maha Nayaka of the Swegin Chapter of the Amarapura Nikaya
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Rerukane Chandawimala Thera (English Wikipedia)
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