Narada Mahathera (Sinhala: නාරද මහා ස්ථවිරයන් වහන්සේ), born Sumanapala Perera (14 July 1898 – 2 October 1983[1]) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, educator and Buddhist missionary who was for many years the Superior of Vajiraramaya in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was a popular figure in his native country, Sri Lanka, and beyond.
In 1929 he represented Sri Lanka at the opening ceremony for the new Mulagandhakuti vihara at Sarnath, India,[1] and in 1934 he visited Indonesia, the first Theravadan monk to do so in more than 450 years.[2] During this opportunity he planted and blessed a bodhi tree in southeastern side of Borobudur on 10 March 1934, and some Upasakas were ordained as monks.[3] From that point on he travelled to many countries to conduct missionary work: Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, South Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, Nepal, and Australia. In 1956, he visited the United Kingdom and the United States, and addressed a huge crowd at the Washington Monument. On 2 November 1960, Narada Maha Thera brought a bodhi tree to the South Vietnamese temple Thích Ca Phật Đài, and made many visits to the country during the 1960s.
Along with others (such as Piyadassi Maha Thera) he contributed to the popularization of the bana style Dhamma talk in the 1960s and brought the Buddhist teachings "to the day-to-day lives of the Westernized middle class in Sri Lanka."[4]
Bibliographyedit
The Buddha and his Teachings Fourth Edition: Buddhist Missionary Society, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1988. ISBN9679-92044-5
Buddhism in a Nutshell
The Buddhist Doctrine of Kamma and Rebirth
Kandaraka Sutta; Potaliya Sutta: Discourses from the Majjhima Nikaya
Apannaka Sutta, Cula Malunkya Sutta, Upali Sutta: Discourses from the Majjhima Nikaya
Manual of Abhidhamma
An Elementary Pali Course
Life of Venerable Sariputta
Everyman’s Ethics
Facts of Life
Dhammapada, Pali text and translation
The Way to Nibbana
The Mirror of the Dhamma: a manual of Buddhist recitations and devotional texts
An Outline of Buddhism
The Life of Buddha, in his own words
Referencesedit
^ abcdVihanage, Gunaseela. "Venerable Narada Maha Thera: A Biographical Sketch". Narada Felicitation Volume. BPS. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
^Ramstedt, Martin (2004). Hinduism in modern Indonesia: a minority religion between local, national, and global interests. Routledge. p. 49ff. ISBN978-0415405980.
^"Buddhism in Indonesia". Buddhanet. Retrieved 4 May 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^Wickremeratne, Swarna (2006). Buddha in Sri Lanka: Remembered Yesterdays. State University of New York Press. p. 97. ISBN978-0791468821.
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A Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Mahathera
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narada, maha, thera, narada, mahathera, sinhala, රද, මහ, ථව, රයන, වහන, born, sumanapala, perera, july, 1898, october, 1983, theravada, buddhist, monk, scholar, translator, educator, buddhist, missionary, many, years, superior, vajiraramaya, colombo, lanka, pop. Narada Mahathera Sinhala න රද මහ ස ථව රයන වහන ස born Sumanapala Perera 14 July 1898 2 October 1983 1 was a Theravada Buddhist monk scholar translator educator and Buddhist missionary who was for many years the Superior of Vajiraramaya in Colombo Sri Lanka He was a popular figure in his native country Sri Lanka and beyond Narada Mahatheraන රද මහ ස ථව රයන වහන ස Mahathera c 1920sTitleMahatheraPersonalBorn 1898 07 14 July 14 1898Kotahena Colombo Sri LankaDiedOctober 2 1983 1983 10 02 aged 85 ReligionBuddhismNationalitySri LankanSchoolTheravadaLineageAmarapura NikayaEducationSt Benedict s College Colombo Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography editHe was born in Kotahena Colombo to a middle class family 1 educated at St Benedict s College and Ceylon University College and ordained at the age of eighteen 1 In 1929 he represented Sri Lanka at the opening ceremony for the new Mulagandhakuti vihara at Sarnath India 1 and in 1934 he visited Indonesia the first Theravadan monk to do so in more than 450 years 2 During this opportunity he planted and blessed a bodhi tree in southeastern side of Borobudur on 10 March 1934 and some Upasakas were ordained as monks 3 From that point on he travelled to many countries to conduct missionary work Taiwan Cambodia Laos South Vietnam Singapore Japan Nepal and Australia In 1956 he visited the United Kingdom and the United States and addressed a huge crowd at the Washington Monument On 2 November 1960 Narada Maha Thera brought a bodhi tree to the South Vietnamese temple Thich Ca Phật Đai and made many visits to the country during the 1960s Along with others such as Piyadassi Maha Thera he contributed to the popularization of the bana style Dhamma talk in the 1960s and brought the Buddhist teachings to the day to day lives of the Westernized middle class in Sri Lanka 4 Bibliography editThe Buddha and his Teachings Fourth Edition Buddhist Missionary Society Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1988 ISBN 9679 92044 5 Buddhism in a Nutshell The Buddhist Doctrine of Kamma and Rebirth Kandaraka Sutta Potaliya Sutta Discourses from the Majjhima Nikaya Apannaka Sutta Cula Malunkya Sutta Upali Sutta Discourses from the Majjhima Nikaya Manual of Abhidhamma An Elementary Pali Course Life of Venerable Sariputta Everyman s Ethics Facts of Life Dhammapada Pali text and translation The Way to Nibbana The Mirror of the Dhamma a manual of Buddhist recitations and devotional texts An Outline of Buddhism The Life of Buddha in his own wordsReferences edit a b c d Vihanage Gunaseela Venerable Narada Maha Thera A Biographical Sketch Narada Felicitation Volume BPS Retrieved July 26 2017 Ramstedt Martin 2004 Hinduism in modern Indonesia a minority religion between local national and global interests Routledge p 49ff ISBN 978 0415405980 Buddhism in Indonesia Buddhanet Retrieved 4 May 2015 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Wickremeratne Swarna 2006 Buddha in Sri Lanka Remembered Yesterdays State University of New York Press p 97 ISBN 978 0791468821 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Narada Maha Thera A Manual of Abhidhamma by Narada Mahathera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Narada Maha Thera amp oldid 1187007050, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
