# Nyanaponika Thera

> Nyanaponika Thera or Nyanaponika Mahathera was a German–Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk and scholar who, after ordaining in Sri Lanka, later became the co-founder of the Buddhist Publication Society and author of numerous seminal books and articles on Theravada Buddhism. He mentored and taught a whole generation of Western Buddhist leaders such as Bhikkhu Bodhi.

*German Buddhist monk (1901–1994)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nyanaponika-thera

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1901
- **Died:** 1994-10-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nyanaponika_Thera)
- [نيانابونيكا ثيرا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7_%D8%AB%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7)
- [Nyánaponika Maháthera](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny%C3%A1naponika_Mah%C3%A1thera)
- [Nyanaponika](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyanaponika)
- [Nyanaponika Thera](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyanaponika_Thera)
- [Nyanaponika](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyanaponika)
- [ניאנפוניקה תרה](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%94_%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%94)
- [Nyanaponika Thera](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyanaponika_Thera)
- [Ньянапоника Тхера](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A2%D1%85%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0)
- [向智](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%91%E6%99%BA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74771)

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