Anālayo | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | German |
School | Theravada |
Sect | Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Pemasiri Thera |
Based in | Sri Lanka |
Ordination | 1995 |
Bhikkhu Anālayo is a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk), scholar, and meditation teacher. He was born in Germany in 1962, and went forth in 1995 in the Theravādin monastic tradition of Sri Lanka. He is best known for his comparative studies of Early Buddhist Texts as preserved by the various early Buddhist traditions.[1]