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'''Acharya Buddharakkhita''' (1922- 2013) was a [[Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]] and prolific writer who established the [[Maha Bodhi Society]] of [[Bangalore]] and its sister bodies. It was inspired by the [[Maha Bodhi Society]] of [[Anagarika Dharmapala]], but is functionally independent. He was born in [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], in 1922. His parents were Vishnupada and Sailavaladevi Bandopadhyaya. 1942, he took part in the [[Quit India Movement]].<ref name=Obituary>{{cite news|title=Obituary|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/358988/obituary.html|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=24 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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He joined the Indian defence services after his graduation from the Institute of Engineering Technology, Calcutta. He participated in [[World War II]], after which he resigned to find truth and freedom. He became a monk in 1948. He travelled all over India and also taught in [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Burma]]. Finally he established the Maha Bodhi Society in Bangalore to propagate [[Buddhism]].<ref name=Reporter /><br />
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In 1952, ''Moonasinghe'', niece of the Venerable ''Anagarika Dhammapala Maha Upasika'' —a well-known Buddhist in Bangalore, known to the ''Maharaja'' donated him a land for Maha Bodhi Society.<ref name="India Today">{{cite news|last=Ravindran|first=Nirmala|title=Buddha lives on|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Buddha+lives+on/1/10839.html|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=India Today|date=4 July 2008}}</ref> He also established schools, hostels, hospitals and an [[Prosthesis|artificial limb]] centre for the society. He had written 150 books and published two periodicals. He was honored with Abhidhaja Aggamaha Saddhammajotika award by the [[Myanmar government]].<ref name=Reporter>{{cite news|last=Staff Reporter|title=Acharya Buddharakkhita, founder of Maha Bodhi society passes away|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/acharya-buddharakkhita-founder-of-maha-bodhi-society-passes-away/article5162182.ece|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=24 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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He died at Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore, on 23 September 2013.<ref name="Maha Bodhi">{{cite news|title=Maha Bodhi Society founder passes away|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-25/bangalore/42391940_1_maha-bodhi-society-acharya-buddharakkhita-artificial-limb-centre|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131211213439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-25/bangalore/42391940_1_maha-bodhi-society-acharya-buddharakkhita-artificial-limb-centre|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2013|access-date=11 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=25 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Also see==<br />
* [[Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan]] (1905 – 1988) <br />
* [[Rahul Sankrityayan]] (1893 – 1963)<br />
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==Books==<br />
*''[https://www.bps.lk/library-search-select.php?id=bp203s The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom]''. Buddhist Publication Society, 1998. {{ISBN|9552401313}}.<br />
* ''Die Weisheit des Lotus. Philosophie und Praxis buddhistischer Hingabe''. {{ISBN|9783897672536}}.<br />
* ''Buddhas lebendiges Erbe''. Schirner Verlag, 2005. {{ISBN|9783897672154}}.<br />
* ''Dem Buddha folgen. Geschichten vom Erleuchteten''. Schirner Publisher, {{ISBN|9783897672741}}.<br />
* ''Metta''. Schirner Verlag Publisher, 2004, {{ISBN|9783897671775}}.<br />
* ''Buddhist manual for everyday practice''. Paperback Publisher, 1996.<br />
*''[https://www.bps.lk/library-search-select.php?id=bp524s METTA: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love]''. Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, {{ISBN|9552400368}}.<br />
*''[https://www.bps.lk/library-search-select.php?id=bl109 Positive Response: How To Meet Evil With Good]''. Publisher - Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 1987<br />
*''[https://www.bps.lk/library-search-select.php?id=bl074 What Meditation Implies]''. Publisher - Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2008<br />
* ''LIVING LEGACY OF THE BUDDHA''. 2002.<br />
*''[https://www.bps.lk/library-search-select.php?id=bp516s Mind Overcoming Its Cankers: An In-depth Study of Mental Effluents in Buddhist Perspective]''. Publisher - Buddha Vachana Trust, Bangalore. {{ISBN|9552402506}}.<br />
* ''Dem Buddha folgen. Geschichten vom Erleuchteten''. Schirner Verlag.<br />
* ''Invisible protection''. Publisher - Buddha Vachana Trust, 2002. <br />
* ''Dhammapada: a practical guide to right living''. Publisher Suki Hotu Dhamma. {{ISBN|9839382136}}.<br />
* ''Unerschütterlicher Schutz''. Schirner, 2007. {{ISBN|9783897673205}}.<br />
* ''Halo'd Triumphs''. Publisher - Buddha Vachana Trust, Bangalore, 1976. <br />
* ''Dhamma. Vol. 2, No. 1'' (Editor). 1977<br />
* ''An Unforgettable Inheritance Part II''. Publisher - Buddha Vachana Trust, Bangalore.<br />
* ''An Unforgettable Inheritance Stories of Dhammapada''. Publisher - Buddha Vachna Trust / Swayam Sahaya, Bangalore<br />
* ''Die Lehre von Karma und Wiedergeburt''. Schirner, 2004. {{ISBN|9783897671799}}.<br />
* [http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/scrndhamma.pdf Copy] of the [[Dhammapada]] translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita<br />
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