Devapriya Valisinha | |
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 Portrait of Valisinha published in the Proceedings of the Second General Conference of Pan-Pacific Young Buddhists' Associations (1935) | |
| Personal | |
| Born | February 10, 1904 Apalatotuwa village, British Ceylon |
| Died | August 3, 1963 (aged 59) |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhist |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Devapriya Valisinha (10 February 1904 – 3 August 1968) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist who served as the 2nd President (or General Secretary) of the Maha Bodhi Society for thirty-five years, from the death of his mentor (and the Society's founding president) Anagarika Dharmapala in 1933 until his own death in 1968.[1]
- ^ "Devapriya Valisinha: A pioneer of the Buddhist revival in India and Sri Lanka". The Sunday Indian. New Delhi. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07.