Dhammananda
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Dhammananda is a name that combines Dhamma
, the teachings of the Buddha, and Ananda
, a disciple of the Buddha and "bliss" in Sanskrit
. Ananda can be part of Hindu and Buddhist monastic names. Dhammananda may refer to:
Dharma (Buddhism)
Dhamma or Dharma in Buddhism can have the following meanings:* The state of Nature as it is * The Laws of Nature considered collectively....
, the teachings of the Buddha, and Ananda
Ananda
Ānanda was one of the principal disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. Amongst the Buddha's many disciples, Ānanda had the most retentive memory and most of the suttas in the Sutta Pitaka are attributed to his recollection of the Buddha's teachings during the First Buddhist Council...
, a disciple of the Buddha and "bliss" in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
. Ananda can be part of Hindu and Buddhist monastic names. Dhammananda may refer to:
- Dr. K. Sri DhammanandaK. Sri DhammanandaK. Sri Dhammananda was a Sri Lankan-born Buddhist monk and scholar.Born Martin Garmage in the village of Kirinde in Matara, Sri Lanka, Dhammananda spent most of his life and career in Malaysia. He was ordained as a novice monk at the age of 12 and was fully ordained in 1940...
(1919 — 2006), a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and scholar. He was ordained as a novice monk (samanera) at the age of 12 and was fully ordained in 1940. - Dhammananda BhikkhuniDhammananda BhikkhuniChatsumarn Kabilsingh , ordained Bhikkhuni Dhammananda, is a Thai Buddhist nun. On February 28, 2003, Kabilsingh received full bhikkhuni ordination in Sri Lanka making her the first Thai woman to receive full ordination as a Theravada nun in Dharmaguptaka ordination lineage...
, a Thai female monk, previously a professor of Buddhist philosophy known as Dr Chatsumarn Kabilsingh, who was controversially ordained in Sri Lanka in 2003. See: http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=1,210,0,0,1,0, http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=9,2107,0,0,1,0