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Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan | |
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| Born | Harnam Das 5 January 1905 Sohana Village, Ambala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 22 June 1988 (aged 83) India |
| Occupation | Writer, essayist, scholar |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Bachelor of Arts in National college of Arts, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan (5 January 1905 – 22 June 1988) was an Indian Buddhist monk, scholar, traveller and a prolific writer. He is considered one of the great activists of Buddhism of the 20th century. He was influenced by the Buddhist scholar and social reformer Rahul Sankrityayan and B. R. Ambedkar.