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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Jyotipal Mahathero''' was a Bangladeshi Buddhist monk. He was the 10th ''[[Sangharaja]]'' (supreme patriarch) of Buddhists in Bangladesh.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Mahathero was born on 5 January 1914 in Kemtali, [[Laksam Upazila]], [[Comilla District]]. His father's name was Chandramoni Singh and his mother's name was Draupadi Bala Singh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-04-05|script-title=bn:একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত পণ্ডিত জ্যোতিঃপাল মহাথের স্মরণে|url=https://dainikazadi.net/একুশে-পদকপ্রাপ্ত-পণ্ডিত/|access-date=2020-07-19|work=Dainik Azadi|language=bn}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Mahathero was initiated into Shramanya Dharma in 1933 at the age of 15. He became a monk in 1937. He acquired proficient knowledge of Pali language, literature, etc. at Pahartali Mahamuni Pali College, Calcutta and Nalanda Vidya Bhavana. He was proficient in Bengali, Hindi, Pali, English and Sanskrit languages.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=A review on Bangladesh in Liberation Struggle|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/134148/A-review-on-Bangladesh-in-Liberation-Struggle-/2016-05-07|access-date=2020-07-19|work=Daily Sun|language=en}}</ref><br />
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Mahathero is the founder of many charitable organizations, such as Boys 'High School in 1991, Chittagong University Peace Pagoda in 1982, Girls' High School (now College), Orphanage, etc.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Mahathero was granted the title of World Citizen by the United Nations in 1995. He received the title of Epitome Master from Nalanda Vidya Bhavana. He was the ''[[Sangharaja]]'', the highest religious guru of Bangladeshi Buddhists. He is the 10th religious guru of Buddhists in Bangladesh. He was awarded the title of 'Aggamhadharmjoti Kadhwaj' by the Government of Myanmar. His temple is named after him 'Sangharaj Jyoti: Pal Mahath's Buddhist Mahavihara Complex.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Death and legacy ==<br />
Mahathero died on 12 April 2002, at the age of 92. He was buried with full state honors for his contribution to the [[Bangladesh Liberation war]]. He received the Ekushey Padak in 2010 and the [[Independence Day Award]] (posthumously) in 2011.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=Nine receive Independence Award|url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2011/03/24/nine-receive-independence-award|access-date=2020-07-19|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-01-08|title=Funeral ceremony of Jyotipal Mahathero begins tomorrow|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/funeral-ceremony-of-jyotipal-mahathero-begins-tomorrow|access-date=2020-07-19|work=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:People from Comilla District]]<br />
[[Category:2002 deaths]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak]]<br />
[[Category:Bangladeshi Buddhist monks]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhist writers]]<br />
[[Category:Bengali writers]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Buddhist monks]]</div>Bot