Anagarika Dharmapala

Sri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: September 17, 1864
Date of death: April 29, 1933
Place of birth: Colombo
Place of death: Sarnath
Country of citizenship: British Ceylon^[8]
Ethnic group: Sinhalese^[9]
Occupation: writer, Buddhist monk
Educated at: Royal College, Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya^[10]^[11]
Religion or worldview: Buddhism^[12]
Father: Don Carolis Hewavitarne^[7]
Sibling: Edmund Hewavitarne, Charles Alwis Hewavitharana^[18]^[19]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Sinhala^[16]
Family name: Dharmapala^[14]
Given name: Anagarika^[15]
Name in native language: අනගාරික ධර්මපාල^[17]

🏷️ Also known as

en Dhammapāla en Anagārika Dhammapāla en Dharmapala en Anagarika Dharmapala en Avagarika Hewarritaina en Avagarika Hewarritaina Dharmapala en Devamitta Dhammapāla cs Anágárika Dharmapála el Ανάγκαρικα Νταρμάπαλα he אנאגאריקה דהרמאפלה hi अनागरिक धर्मपाल hi अनागारिक धर्मपाल ja ダンマパーラ居士 ja アナガーリカ・ダルマパーラ ja アナガリカ・ダンマパーラ ru Анагарика Дхармапала ru Дхармапала, Анагарика th อนาคาริก ธรรมปาละ zh 法护 zh 法护尊者

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BIBSYS ID: 90906704
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CANTIC ID: 981058620182406706
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741636943488
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Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID: A017473
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026): 4AVsTk
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021): 569824

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FAST ID: 80271
Freebase ID: /m/02smcj
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Anagarika_Dharmapala
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 1819733
IdRef ID: 153392770
IxTheo authority ID: 079689221
J9U entity ID: 987007260582305171
Libraries Australia ID: 35521748
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA14236060
NDL Authority ID: 00620580
NE.se ID: anagarika-dharmapala
NLA Trove people ID: 983134
NUKAT ID: n2009127201
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000039160
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National Virtual Library of India ID: 756k (214k–1.4M, n=7)
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Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110810104344374
Parsifal cluster ID: 415229
Pontifical Urbaniana University ID: 155568
SNAC ARK ID: w6991stc
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Occupation 2

writer, Buddhist monk

Country of citizenship 1

British Ceylon

Educated at 1

Royal College, Colombo

Founded entities 1

Mahā Bodhi Society

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Sinhala

Place of birth 1

Colombo

Place of death 1

Sarnath

Religion or worldview 1

Buddhism

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Anagarika Dharmapala was born on September 17, 1864^[1], in Colombo^[2]. He died on April 29, 1933^[3], in Sarnath^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5] and Buddhist monk^[6].

FAQs

Where was Anagarika Dharmapala born?

Anagarika Dharmapala's place of birth was Colombo^[2].

Where did Anagarika Dharmapala die?

Anagarika Dharmapala passed away in Sarnath^[4].

Who were Anagarika Dharmapala's parents?

Anagarika Dharmapala's father was Don Carolis Hewavitarne^[7].

What did Anagarika Dharmapala do for work?

Anagarika Dharmapala worked as a writer^[5] and Buddhist monk^[6].

Where did Anagarika Dharmapala go to school?

Anagarika Dharmapala was educated at Royal College, Colombo^[10] and Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya^[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — place of birth (P19): Colombo. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — place of death (P20): Sarnath. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — father (P22): Don Carolis Hewavitarne. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — country of citizenship (P27): British Ceylon. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — educated at (P69): Royal College, Colombo. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — educated at (P69): Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — occupation (P106): Buddhist monk. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — religion or worldview (P140): Buddhism. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — ethnic group (P172): Sinhalese. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — date of birth (P569): September 17, 1864. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — date of death (P570): April 29, 1933. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — family name (P734): Dharmapala. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — given name (P735): Anagarika. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Sinhala. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — name in native language (P1559): අනගාරික ධර්මපාල. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — sibling (P3373): Edmund Hewavitarne. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Anagarika Dharmapala — sibling (P3373): Charles Alwis Hewavitharana. wikidata.org.

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