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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Bishuddhananda Mahathera''' was a Bangladeshi Buddhist monk and scholar.<ref>{{cite book |title=Smr̥tikathā |date=1989 |publisher=Dharmarājika Bauddha Bihāra |page=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-awGAQAAIAAJ&q=Bishuddhananda+Mahathera |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Hemendu Bikash |last2=Barua |first2=Beni Madhab |title=Dr. B.R. Barua Birth Centenary Commemoration Volume, 1989 |date=1989 |publisher=Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha |page=157 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XD4EAAAAYAAJ&q=Bishuddhananda+Mahathera |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Mahathera was born on 23 February 1909 in Hoarapara, [[Raozan Upazila]], [[Chittagong District]], [[East Bengal]], [[British India]]. He studied at Noapara High School and Mahamuni Anglo Pali School.<ref name="pedia">{{cite web |last1=Barua |first1=Sukomol |title=Mahathera, Bishuddhananda |url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Mahathera,_Bishuddhananda |website=en.banglapedia.org |publisher=Banglapedia |accessdate=22 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
In 1925, Mahathera took his vows of monk and joined a monastic order. He vows were completed in 1930. He moved to Sri Lanka in 1934 to carryout further studies on Buddhism and earned a higher degree on Buddhism. He returned from Sri Lanka in 1937. He established a number of Buddhist temples and colleges. During the [[Great Bengal Famine of 1943]], he worked with [[Maniruzzaman Islamabadi]] and [[Benimadhab Barua]] to provide relief to the victims of the famine. He founded an orphanage for Buddhist orphans called Agrasar Anathalay.<ref name="pedia"></ref> <br />
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The Government of Pakistan placed Mahathera in the Buddhist scholarship committee. He established the [[Bangladesh Bauddha Kristi Prachar Sangha]] in 1949. He successfully campaigned for including the reading of Tripitaka on public radio. He was awarded Tamgha-e-Pakistan by the Government of Pakistan. He also received the [[Gandhi Peace Prize]]. During the Bangladesh Liberation war, he arranged special cards for the Buddhist community that ensured their safety in the conflict. He renounced Tamgha-e-Pakistan award given to him by the Pakistan government.<ref name="pedia"></ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
Mahathere died on 2 March 1994 in [[Chittagong District]], [[Bangladesh]]. He was buried in Hoarapara, Raozan Upazila, Chittagong at the Sudarshan Vihar.<ref name="pedia"></ref><br />
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